Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 21 15:06:05 EDT 2009 | rramplin
I know the approximate shelf life for good and OK storage of ENIG and Ag boards but I do not know what these times are like for HASL. Can anyone help me out here. Thanks.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 16 01:54:46 EDT 2010 | sachu_70
Hi Gani, Immersion Ag finish has lesser shelf life as it can get more easily oxidized on exposure. However, I see concern in your Reflow profile. A few questions: Have you compared your reflow profile to the solder paste manufacturer's recommended pr
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 22 17:29:03 EDT 2013 | jorge_quijano
I have Ag & ENIG finishes, for Ag I've seen some oxidation, specially if the bag is not sealed propperly. Is there any real due date for PCBs?
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 28 17:04:52 EDT 2006 | Board House
ImSn - Immersion Tin - Not Recomended- short shelf life ImAg - Immersion Silver - Prefered Surface finsh by most Board houses, Best reworkablility, 12 moth self life, ENIG - Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold - Second Choice for Board Shops, 12 -
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 30 16:25:21 EDT 2002 | davef
Imm silver holds-up to multiple thermal cycles very well. The things, we guess, are happening to make imm silver tough to solder after heating and sitting are: * Oxidation of the silver. * Reduction of the co-deposited organic anti-tarnish [used in
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 24 10:08:36 EST 2007 | electronhose
Immersion Silver, ImAg, is becoming the finish of preference. This is due to it having similar process limits vs. SnPb HASL. There were some early concerns about shelf life, but new chemistries have extended finish shelf life to 12 months+. Many boar
Electronics Forum | Mon May 13 11:17:57 EDT 2002 | genny
I think for our company, the reason we have not yet tried it is two fold. One - we are just barely starting to see a need on a new product under design for a flat finish, so currently we don't use any of the really flat finishes available. Two - Silv
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 24 07:06:06 EST 2005 | davef
There's a lot of comparison tables on the web. Here's one: Properties - Summary [A Winlow Circatex] Attribute||Hasl||Immersion Silver||Immersion Tin||Electroless Pd||OSP||Eless Ni / Imm Au Shelf Life (months)||12||12||12||12||12||6 Multiple Reflows
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 27 09:09:36 EST 2006 | davef
Silver on your copper or brass part is a solderability protection. The silver diffuses into the solder and you solder to the base metal, either the copper or brass in your case. Soldering to copper is well known. The issues are soldering to brass
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 06 12:07:07 EDT 2001 | nwyatt
I have been researching lead-free paste for a while now and I will share with you what I can. Firstly, SnAgCu seems to be the common industry choice. It really depends on your application - the cell phone/pda sector is primarly using different comb
