Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 15 10:33:05 EST 2009 | rrpowers
One thing you must be very careful with when using Bismuth is that there is no lead anywhere else within the process, either components or boards. Lead-terminated components or hot air solder leveled (HASL) finished boards used in combination with a
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 02 09:09:56 EDT 2012 | davef
Sure you can use it it with leaded HASL. Recognize that ... * Your Sn42/Bi58 will no linger be Sn42/Bi58 * Your leaded HASL will no longer be the same leaded HASL that walked in the door to your plant * Lead from HASL coatings can diffuse through the
SMTnet Express January 24, 2013, Subscribers: 26136, Members: Companies: 9096, Users: 34208 An investigation into low temperature tin-bismuth and tin-bismuth-silver lead-free alloy solder pastes for electronics manufacturing applications
Advantages of Bismuth-based Alloys for Low Temperature Pb-Free Soldering and Rework SMTnet Express December 20, 2012, Subscribers: 26064, Members: Companies: 9072, Users: 34080 Advantages of Bismuth-based Alloys for Low Temperature Pb
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” studied include varying levels of certain elemental additives. Common additives included in some of these alloys are, nickel (Ni), germanium (Ge), bismuth (Bi) and antimony (Sb). This paper also includes a brief metallurgical analysis into the effects of