Electronics Forum | Mon May 06 12:20:09 EDT 2013 | davef
Gold in solder alloys can be brittle. We always used to talk about keeping gold LT 3% in order to avoid embrittlement. Some military contracts require removal of gold from soldered contacts. Adding gold to a solder alloy that you're familiar with wi
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 19 14:25:24 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | Has anyone had experience with placing BGA on gold plated boards. I thought I read a while ago there was a problem with embrittlment causing cracked joints. If anyone has experience with this your feedback would be great. | | Mike | There has b
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