Phase Diagrams & Computational Thermodynamics

Cu-Pb-Sn System

Calculated Liquidus Projection

Status of the thermodynamic description:

Extrapolated from binary thermodynamic descriptions

Sources of the binary descriptions:

Cu-Pb: A. Bolcavage, C.R. Kao, S.-L. Chen and Y.A. Chang, "Thermodynamic Calculation of
Phase Stability Between Copper and Lead-Indium Solder", Applications of Thermodynamics in
Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Eds. P. Nash and B. Sundman, TMS, Warrendale, PA,
1995, 102-140
Cu-Sn: J.-H. Shim, C.-S. Oh, B.-J. Lee and D.N. Lee, Z. Metallkde. 87 (1996) 205-212
Pb-Sn: H.J. Fecht, M.-X. Zhang, Y.A. Chang and J.H. Perepezko, Metall. Trans. A, 20A (1989)
795-803

Calculated Invariant Equilibria

Reaction

Phase

Mass %
Cu

Mass %
Pb

Mass %
Sn

Liquid

63.80

12.15

24.05

L1 + (Cu) -> L2 + beta

(Cu)

85.38

14.62

760.2 oC

Liquid

2.93

95.71

1.36

(beta)

78.43

21.57

Liquid

59.50

11.14

29.36

L1 + beta -> L2 + gamma

beta

75.15

24.85

732.0 oC

Liquid

2.34

95.32

2.34

gamma

72.95

27.05

Liquid

44.59

12.47

42.94

Liquid

1.98

88.56

9.46

gamma

60.78

39.22

L1 + L2 + gamma ->
Cu3Sn
675.5 oC

L2 + gamma + Cu3Sn ->

Cu10Sn3
640.1

oC

L2 + gamma + Cu10Sn3 ->

Cu41Sn11
590.0

oC

L2 + beta -> (Cu) +

gamma
585.9 oC

L2 + Cu10Sn3 -> Cu3Sn +

Cu41Sn11
582.5 oC

L2 + gamma -> (Cu) +

Cu41Sn11
518.7 oC

Cu3Sn

61.63

38.37

Liquid

1.10

96.05

2.85

gamma

65.95

34.05

Cu3Sn

61.63

38.37

Cu10Sn3

64.06

35.94

Liquid

0.74

97.96

1.30

gamma

68.56

31.44

Cu10Sn3

64.06

35.94

Cu41Sn11

66.56

33.44

Liquid

0.80

98.60

0.60

beta

76.12

23.88

(Cu)

84.56

15.44

gamma

73.94

26.06

Liquid

0.69

98.07

1.24

Cu10Sn3

64.06

35.94

Cu3Sn

61.63

38.37

Cu41Sn11

66.56

33.44

Liquid

0.45

99.16

0.39

gamma

72.71

27.29

(Cu)

85.15

14.85

Cu41Sn11

66.56

33.44

L2 + Cu41Sn11 -> (Cu) +

Cu3Sn
348.1 oC

L2 + (Cu) -> Cu3Sn +

(Pb)
326.2 oC

L2 + Cu6Sn5 -> (Pb) +

Cu6Sn5'
187.5 oC

L2 + Cu3Sn -> (Pb) +

Cu6Sn5
277.9 oC

L2 -> (Pb) + (Sn) +

Cu6Sn5'
181.7 oC

Liquid

0.08

99.87

0.05

Cu41Sn11

66.56

33.44

(Cu)

90.36

9.64

Cu3Sn

61.63

38.37

Liquid

0.06

99.90

0.04

(Cu)

91.04

8.96

Cu3Sn

61.63

38.37

(Pb)

99.97

0.03

Liquid

0.09

39.22

60.69

Cu6Sn5

39.07

60.93

(Pb)

81.72

18.28

Cu6Sn5'

39.07

60.93

Liquid

0.04

80.83

19.13

Cu3Sn

61.63

38.37

(Pb)

90.28

9.72

Cu6Sn5'

39.07

60.93

Liquid

0.09

37.27

62.64

(Pb)

81.23

18.77

(Sn)

3.39

96.61

Cu6Sn5'

39.07

60.93

Phases, Crystal Structures and Model Descriptions

Phase

Strukturbericht
Symbol

Common Names

Model*

Prototype Spacegroup

Liquid

n/a

L, L1, L2

n/a

n/a

(Bi,Cu,Pb)1

Fcc

A1

(Cu), (Pb)

Cu

Fm-3m

(Cu,Pb,Sn)1(Va)1

Bcc

A2

(beta Cu), beta

Im-3m

(Cu,Sn)1(Va)3

Bct

A5

(Sn), (beta Sn)

beta Sn

I41/amd

(Cu,Pb,Sn)1

Cu3Sn.h

D03

gamma

BiF3

Fm-3m

(Cu,Sn)0.75(Cu,Sn)
0.25

Cu41Sn11 ...

delta

...

F-43m

Cu0.788Sn0.212

Cu10Sn3

...

zeta

...

P63

Cu0.769Sn0.231

Cu3Sn

...

epsilon

...

Cmcm

Cu0.75Sn0.25

Cu6Sn5

B81

eta, Cu6Sn5.h

NiAs

P63/mmc

Cu0.545Sn0.455

Cu6Sn5'

...

eta ', Cu6Sn5.l

...

...

Cu0.545Sn0.455

*Major

species are printed bold face

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