Effects of sintering and its type on microstructural and tensile response of pure tin

Abstract

In the present study, sintering response of pure tin is assessed and correlated with microstructure and tensile behaviour following extrusion. This study was undertaken as there is no information in public domain on tin which is emerging as an interconnect material in its nearly pure forms. Benchmarking was carried out with unsintered tin as the recrystallisation temperature of tin is much lower than ambient temperature. Results revealed that energy efficient microwave sintered samples exhibit superior combination of microstructure and tensile properties when compared to unsintered and conventionally sintered samples. © 2009 Maney Publishing.