Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions

Viscosity is one of the most important physical characteristics of choosing a flux for solder paste. However, not in all cases do the producers give information about the viscosity of commercial flux. A recent promising trend is to mix various kinds of nanoparticles with solder paste or flux and inv...

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Main Authors: Andriy Yakymovych, Irina Wodak, Golta Khatibi
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/1/93
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description Viscosity is one of the most important physical characteristics of choosing a flux for solder paste. However, not in all cases do the producers give information about the viscosity of commercial flux. A recent promising trend is to mix various kinds of nanoparticles with solder paste or flux and investigate the produced solder joints. However, the impact of nanosized inclusions on the viscosity of the flux has practically not been investigated. In this study, the temperature and shear rate dependencies of the viscosity of the nanocomposite flux were measured. For this purpose, the commercial flux has been mixed with Fe nanoparticles up to 2.0 wt.% of inclusions. It has been shown that viscosity increases with the addition of Fe nanoparticles. However, it is valid only for first heating up to circa 340 K. The viscosity values of the flux with and without nanosized inclusions are practically similar by further heating to 360 K as well as by subsequent cooling. Additionally, the performed differential thermal analysis has shown the heat effects, which are in good agreement with viscosity behavior.
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spelling doaj-art-666d5c4842364a0794f9cd553635c8252025-01-24T13:41:40ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012025-01-011519310.3390/met15010093Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle AdditionsAndriy Yakymovych0Irina Wodak1Golta Khatibi2Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, AustriaViscosity is one of the most important physical characteristics of choosing a flux for solder paste. However, not in all cases do the producers give information about the viscosity of commercial flux. A recent promising trend is to mix various kinds of nanoparticles with solder paste or flux and investigate the produced solder joints. However, the impact of nanosized inclusions on the viscosity of the flux has practically not been investigated. In this study, the temperature and shear rate dependencies of the viscosity of the nanocomposite flux were measured. For this purpose, the commercial flux has been mixed with Fe nanoparticles up to 2.0 wt.% of inclusions. It has been shown that viscosity increases with the addition of Fe nanoparticles. However, it is valid only for first heating up to circa 340 K. The viscosity values of the flux with and without nanosized inclusions are practically similar by further heating to 360 K as well as by subsequent cooling. Additionally, the performed differential thermal analysis has shown the heat effects, which are in good agreement with viscosity behavior.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/1/93fluxmetal nanoparticlesshear rateviscosity
spellingShingle Andriy Yakymovych
Irina Wodak
Golta Khatibi
Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions
Metals
flux
metal nanoparticles
shear rate
viscosity
title Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions
title_full Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions
title_fullStr Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions
title_short Hybrid Solder Joints: Viscosity Studies of the Nanocomposite Flux with Fe Nanoparticle Additions
title_sort hybrid solder joints viscosity studies of the nanocomposite flux with fe nanoparticle additions
topic flux
metal nanoparticles
shear rate
viscosity
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/1/93
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