Polyarylene Sulfide Resin Composition for Reflow Heat Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Polyarylene sulfide resin compositions that combine with aromatic polyamide often experience mechanical property degradation and blistering during high-temperature reflow processes due to decomposition, leading to reduced bending strength and poor flame retardance in surface mount electronic components.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating aromatic phosphite or phosphonate compounds and metal salts of phosphorous acid or hypophosphoric acid into the polyarylene sulfide and aromatic polyamide resin composition, along with specific processing conditions in a double-screw kneading extruder, to inhibit gas generation and enhance mechanical strength and heat resistance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If polyarylene sulfide and aromatic polyamide are mixed to create a high heat resisting material, then heat resistance is improved, but polyamide is decomposed by polyarylene sulfide causing gas generation and blistering

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat resistanceVSAvoidgas generation and blistering
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a silane coupling agent as an intermediary substance between polyarylene sulfide and aromatic polyamide. This coupling agent prevents direct decomposition reactions while maintaining the heat resistance benefits of the polyamide component during reflow soldering processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts and removes the harmful decomposition reaction between polyarylene sulfide and aromatic polyamide by introducing a silane coupling agent that prevents the decomposition, thereby eliminating gas generation and blistering while preserving the heat-resistant properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Temperature

If polyarylene sulfide and aromatic polyamide are mixed to create a high heat resisting material, then heat resistance is improved, but mechanical properties such as bending strength decrease after reflow furnace treatment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat resistanceVSAvoidbending strength
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The silane coupling agent acts as a mediator that maintains mechanical property integrity by preventing decomposition reactions, thereby preserving bending strength and other mechanical properties after exposure to reflow furnace temperatures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite material system where polyarylene sulfide, aromatic polyamide, and silane coupling agent work together synergistically. The coupling agent enhances the interfacial bonding between components, maintaining mechanical strength while achieving high heat resistance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Object-affected harmful factors

If lead-free solder with higher melting point is used for environmental reasons, then environmental contamination is reduced, but reflow furnace temperature must be increased causing resin component fusion or deformation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental contaminationVSAvoidreflow furnace temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the thermal stability parameter of the resin composition by incorporating aromatic polyamide and silane coupling agent, enabling the material to withstand the higher temperatures required for lead-free soldering without fusion or deformation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The silane coupling agent mediates the thermal stress and prevents decomposition at elevated temperatures, allowing the use of lead-free solder with higher melting points while protecting the resin-based electronic component from thermal damage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The resulting polyarylene sulfide resin composition maintains excellent mechanical properties and flame retardance even after high-temperature reflow, making it suitable for surface mount electronic components without blistering or deformation.

Implementation Method 1

a resin composition, wherein a silane coupling agent (E) is compounded to a resin composition which includes polyarylene sulfide (A) and aromatic polyamide (B)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSilane coupling:

Implementation Method 2

a production method of a polyarylene sulfide resin composition, wherein melt-kneading of the resin composition is performed under conditions that a ratio (discharge volume / screw rotation frequency) of discharge volume (kg/hr) to screw rotation frequency (rpm) is 0.02 to 0.2 (kg/hr·rpm)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMelt-kneading:

Implementation Method 3

there is a problem that it is necessary to further increase the temperature of a heating furnace (reflow furnace) when surface molding is performed

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal heating: Heating

Data Source

PatentEP2236560B1Polyarylene sulfide resin composition, production method thereof and surface mount electronic component
Publication Date: 2017.03.01 DIC CORP
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide resin composition, which comprises polyarylene sulfide (A) and polyamide (B) as essential components, and further includes an organic phosphorus compound (C), which is selected from the group consisting of an aromatic phosfite compound and an aromatic phosphonaite compound, and an inorganic phosphorus compound (D), which is selected from the group consisting from a metal salt of phosphorous acid and a metal salt of hypophosphoric acid as essential components, in addition to the polyarylene sulfide (A) and the polyamide (B); a manufacturing method thereof; and a surface mount electronic component. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition has excellent heat resistance, does not decrease mechanical properties such as bending strength even if heating treatment is performed under the high temperature condition by passing through a reflow furnace, and has excellent flame retardance.