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Structural modification and characterization of Sn-Zn eutectic alloy doped with copper oxide nanoparticles

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Mathematics & computer sciences and physics.

Abstract

It is well established that introducing nanoparticles into the solder metallic enhances its properties. This study aims to investigate the influence of adding a small amount of CuO nanoparticles on the microstructure, thermal properties, and electrical conductivity of environmentally friendly eutectic Sn90-x-Zn10-CuOx solder alloys. The solder alloys are prepared with varying CuO nanoparticle concentrations, specifically x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 wt. %. The study focuses on the evaluation of structure, thermal, and electrical properties, as well as the microstructure conditions of materials containing nanoparticles. To accomplish this, various techniques such as X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy were employed. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were utilized to identify the phases present and examine the morphology features. Here we show that the microstructure investigations indicated that the incorporation of CuO nanoparticles into eutectic Sn-10Zn resulted in a reduction in crystallite size and led to finer and more homogeneous microstructure. Additionally, the addition of CuO nanoparticles led to an increase in the melting temperature and increased the electrical resistivity compared to the plain solder.

DOI

10.21608/ajbas.2023.235429.1181

Keywords

Lead-free solders, Nanoparticles, Microstructure, CuO NPs

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Gad

MiddleName

Nazeih

Affiliation

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Port-Said University.

Email

mohamednazeih2@gmail.com

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Orcid

0009-0007-1860-8531

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Abd-Elghany

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Research Natinal center

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a.m_abdelghany@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0009-0008-2411-3786

First Name

RIZK

Last Name

IBRAHIM

MiddleName

MOSTAFA

Affiliation

Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Email

rizk2002@mans.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

TAREK

Last Name

ALI

MiddleName

NEYAZI

Affiliation

Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

Email

tnelashram@gmail.com

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Volume

5

Article Issue

1

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45182

Issue Date

2024-01-01

Receive Date

2023-09-16

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Page Start

116

Page End

124

Online ISSN

2682-275X

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https://ajbas.journals.ekb.eg/article_323374.html

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323,374

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Original Article

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947

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Publication Title

Alfarama Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences

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https://ajbas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Structural modification and characterization of Sn-Zn eutectic alloy doped with copper oxide nanoparticles

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24 Dec 2024