Power module

A power module comprising:

• a power module substrate that has a circuit layer arranged on one surface of an insulating layer;
• and
• a semiconductor device that is bonded to one surface of the circuit layer,
• wherein a copper layer composed of copper or a copper alloy is formed on the surface of the circuit layer to which the semiconductor device is bonded,
• a solder layer that is formed by using a solder material is formed between the circuit layer and the semiconductor device,
• an average crystal grain size which is measured by EBSD measurement in a region having a thickness of up to 30 μm from the surface of the circuit layer in the solder layer is within a range of 0.1 to 10 μm,
• the solder layer has a composition that contains Sn as a main component, 0.01 to 1.0% by mass of Ni, and 0.1 to 5.0% by mass of Cu, and
• a thermal resistance increase rate when a power cycle is loaded 100,000 times under conditions of a conduction duration of 5 seconds and a temperature difference of 80° C. is less than 10% in a power cycle test.