• 한국재료학회지
• /
• 제32권9호
• /
• pp.361-368
• /
• 2022

The overall process, from the pre-treatment of aluminum substrates to the eco-friendly neutral electroless Ni-P plating process, was observed, compared, and analysed. To remove the surface oxide layer on the aluminum substrate and aid Ni-P plating, a zincation process was carried out. After the second zincation treatment, it was confirmed that a mostly uniform Zn layer was formed and the surface oxide of aluminum was also removed. The Ni-P electroless plating films were formed on the secondary zincated aluminum substrate using electroless plating solutions of pH 4.5 and neutral pH 7.0, respectively, while changing the plating bath temperature. When a neutral pH7.0 electroless solution was used, the Ni-P plating layer was uniformly formed even at the plating bath temperature of 50 ℃, and the plating speed was remarkably increased as the bath temperature was increased. On the other hand, when a pH 4.5 Ni-P electroless solution was used, a Ni-P plating film was not formed at a plating bath temperature of 50 ℃, and the plating speed was very slow compared to pH 7.0, although plating speed increased with increasing bath temperature. In the P contents, the P concentration of the neutral pH 7.0 Ni-P electroless plating layer was reduced by ~ 42.3 % compared to pH 4.5. Structurally, all of the Ni-P electroless plating layers formed in the pH 4.5 solution and the neutral (pH 7.0) solution had an amorphous crystal structure, as a Ni-P compound, regardless of the plating bath temperature.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제55권4호
• /
• pp.202-214
• /
• 2022

Internal connections between device, package and external terminals for connecting packaging and printed circuit board are normally manufactured by electroless Ni-P plating followed by immersion Au plating (ENIG process) to ensure the connection reliability. In this study, a new non-cyanide-based immersion and electroless Au plating solutions using thiomalic acid as a complexing agent and aminoethanethiol as a reducing agent was investigated on different underlayer electroless Ni-P plating layers. As a result, it was confirmed that the deposition behavior and film properties of electroless Au plating are affected by grain size and impurity of the electroless Ni-P film, which is used as the plating underlayer. Au plating on the electroless Ni-P plating film with a dense surface structure showed the highest bonding strength. In addition, the electroless Au plating film on the Ni-P plating film has a smaller particle size exhibited higher bonding strength than that on the large particle size.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제40권1호
• /
• pp.32-38
• /
• 2007

Ni coating layers were formed using a newly developed electroless Ni plating solution. The properties of Ni coating layer such as internal stress, hardness, surface roughness, crystallinity, solderability and surface morphology were investigated using various tools. Results revealed that internal stress decreased with plating time and reached $40N/mm^2$ at 20 minutes of the plating time. Hardness increased with increasing P content and thickness. Surface roughness of the pad decreased with Ni and Ni/Au plating. Crystallinity decreased with increasing P content. Solderability based on wettability decreased with Ni and Ni/Au plating. Based on surface morphology, it is expected that Ni coating layer formed using a newly developed electroless Ni plating solution is lower than that formed using a commercial electroless Ni plating solution in possibility of black pad occurrence.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제44권1호
• /
• pp.1-6
• /
• 2011

A NiW functional alloy plating was investigated as variables of metal ion concentration, complexing agent, temperature, pH and applied current density. Even if numerous studies on reaction mechanism of NiW induced codeposition were carried out during couples of decade, it has not been acceptable reaction mechanism. This study was focused on the effect of the plating variables on the alloy composition in the NiW alloy plating. Applied current density could control mainly the alloy composition rather than other plating variables. It has also been confirmed that the functional alloy plating such as layered or gradient plating was possible by controlling applied current density.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제55권5호
• /
• pp.299-307
• /
• 2022

Gold plating is used as a coating of connector in printed circuit boards, ceramic integrated circuit packages, semiconductor devices and so on, because the film has excellent electric conductivity, solderability and chemical properties such as durability to acid and other chemicals. In most cases, internal connection between device and package and external terminals for connecting packaging and printed circuit board are electroless Ni-P plating followed by immersion Au plating (ENIG) to ensure connection reliability. The deposition behavior and film properties of electroless Au plating are affected by P content, grain size and mixed impurity components in the electroless Ni-P alloy film used as the underlayer plating. In this study, the correlation between electroless nickel plating used as a underlayer layer and cyanide-free electroless Au plating using thiomalic acid as a complexing agent and aminoethanethiol as a reducing agent was investigated.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제16권5호
• /
• pp.2993-2999
• /
• 2015

강 제조 회사들은 연속주조금형의 표면을 보호하기 위해 Ni-B 또는 Ni-Co 합금 도금을 적용하고 있으며, 도금 층에 균열이 생기게 하는 황을 함유한 사카린 윤활제를 사용하고 있다. 균열 및 인장 응력을 유발하는 것은 Ni-S 화합물로 여겨진다. Ni-Mn-B 삼원합금은 Ni-S 화합물이 형성되기 이전에 Mn-S 화합물을 형성하여 균열을 억제하기 위해서 개발되었으나, Ni-Mn-B 합금 도금에 관한 국내나 해외 기준이 없다. 그리하여 새로이 개발된 Ni-Mn-B 도금을 평가하기 위한 신뢰성 평가기준을 개정하려한다. 가속수명시험을 개발하기 위해 FMEA(고장형태 영향분석)가 사용되어 도금의 주요 파괴 원인을 분석하였다. Ni-Mn-B 신뢰성 기준은 가속수명시험 방법을 포함하였고, 기본 성능 시험과 환경시험, 가속수명시험으로 분류되었으며, 80% 신뢰수준으로 B10수명 1 000시간을 보장하도록 고안되었다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
• /
• 제18권5호
• /
• pp.190-195
• /
• 2019

SA508 low-alloy steel for a reactor vessel was exposed to primary water in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) plant because the cladding layer of type 309 stainless steel for the RPV was removed, due to an accident in which the detachment of the thermal sleeve occurred. The major advantage of the electrochemical deposition (ECD) Ni plating technique is that the reactor pressure vessel can be repaired without significant thermal effects, and Ni has solid corrosion resistance that can withstand boric acid. The corrosion rate assessment of the damaged part was performed, and its trend was analyzed. Essential variables of the Ni plating for repair of the damaged part were derived. These conditions are applicable variables for the repair plating device, and have been carefully adjusted using the repair plating device. The process for establishing ASME technical standards called Code Case N-840 is described. The process of developing Ni-plating devices, and the electroplating procedure specification (EPS) are described.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국전기전자재료학회 1999년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
• /
• pp.708-711
• /
• 1999

The Cu/Ni/Au lamellar structure is extensively used as an under bump metallization on silicon file, and on printed circuit board(PCB) pads. Ni is plated Cu by either electroless Ni plating, or electrolytic Ni plating. Unlike the electrolytic Ni plating, the electroless Ni plating does not deposit pure Ni, but a mixture of Ni and phosphorous, because hypophosphite Is used in the chemical reaction for reducing Ni ions. The fracture crack extended at the interface between solder balls of plastic ball grid (PBGA) package and conducting pads of PCB. The fracture is duets to segregation at the interface between Ni$_3$Sn$_4$intermetallic and Ni-P layer. The XPS diffraction results of Cu/Ni/Au results of CU/Ni/AU finishs showed that the Ni was amorphous with supersaturated P. The XPS and EDXA results of the fracture surface indicated that both of the fracture occurred on the transition lesion where Sn, P and Ni concentrations changed.

• 자원리싸이클링
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.27-33
• /
• 2001

무전해 Ni-Cu-P폐 도금액의 재사용에 대해 소정의 조건에서 조사하였다. 아연화처리한 후 니켈 촉매의 처리는 니켈 촉매처리를 하지 않았을 때 보다 도금시간이 연장되었다 Batch type에서 새로 제조한 도금액에 폐 도금액을 50% 첨가하여도 무전해 Ni-Cu-P 폐 도금액의 재사용이 가능하였다. 새로 제조한 도금액에 소모된 도금액의 성분을 연속적으로 보충하여 도금하면(Continuous type), 보충하지 않았을 경우(B기ch type)보다 도금시간이 10배 연장되었다. 새로 제조한 도금액에 폐 도금액 50%를 첨가하여 소모된 도금액의 성분을 연속적으로 보충할 경우(Continuous type)의 도금시간은 보충하지 않았을 경우(Batch type)의 도금시간 보다 3.7배 연장되었다. 도금층의 불량과 급격한 도금속도의 감소는 도금층의 Ni과 Cu의 성분 변화에 큰 영향을 미쳤다.

• 자원리싸이클링
• /
• 제12권1호
• /
• pp.18-24
• /
• 2003

무전해 Ni-Cu-B 폐 도금액의 재사용에 대해 소정의 조건에서 조사하였다. 아연화처리한 후 니켈 촉매의 처리는 니켈 촉매처리를 하지 않았을 때 보다 도금시간이 연장되었다. Batch type에서 새로 제조한 도금액에 폐 도금액을 40% 첨가하여도 무전해 Ni-Cu-B 폐 도금액의 재사용이 가능하였다. 새로 제조한 도금액에 소모된 도금액의 성분을 연속적으로 보충하여 도금하면(continuous type), 보충하지 않았을 경우(batch type) 보다 도금시간이 6배 연장되었다. 새로 제조한 도금액에 폐 도금액 40%를 첨가하여 소모된 도금 액의 성분을 연속적으로 보충할 경우(continuous type)의 도금시간은 보충하지 않았을 경우(continuous type)의 도금시간 보다 2배 연장되었다. 도금층의 불량과 급격한 도금속도의 감소는 도금층의 Ni과 Cu의 성분 변화에 큰 영향을 미쳤다.