Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 29 18:25:12 EDT 2005 | gamma
SN100C (the manufacturer company is Nihon Superior) it is sold by two companies in USA AIM and Krayden, we are still in the process of evaluation for lead-free, this alloy is mostly use in Europe and Asia. You can find more information in this link
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 15 13:30:06 EDT 2005 | fctassembly
Hello Hiram, SN100C is in over 1000 machines worldwide and as the Nihon Superior licensee holder for North America, FCT Assembly can supply you a list of users worldwide. In addition to the Japanese approvals, FCT Assembly has a number of U.S. approv
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 02 22:06:54 EST 2005 | davef
Slaine, our intuition is the same as yours [that 100Sn should dissolve the copper faster than other solders]. Bob Gilbert's FCT data shows otherwise. Look here: http://www.fctassembly.com/newsltr/2004/0804/Aug04.htm
Electronics Forum | Wed May 11 19:34:42 EDT 2005 | Tom B
You may want to check out Nihon Superior. Nihon licensed their Alloy to Aim for US production Late last month! The alloy uses nickel and the solder joints look amazing for "lead-free" they rival tin-lead in appearance. Other boasts is that you can
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 08 10:08:12 EDT 2005 | fctassembly
Dear Hiram, Thanks for your interest in SN100C. FCT Assembly is a licensed manufacturer of SN100C from Nihon Superior for North America. We have the alloy in 5 application labs- FCT (CO), Vitronics (NH), Technical Devices (CA), Electrovert (MO), and
Electronics Forum | Mon May 15 18:01:17 EDT 2006 | fctassembly
Hello AJ, I have customer references who have converted Electroverts to SN100C who are available to discuss their experience with you. One has been running over 2 years and others over 1 year. No corrosion due to SN100C has been found to date. FYI,
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 12 09:50:19 EDT 2005 | fctassembly
It is true that the SAC alloys are very aggressive to unprotected solder pots but the SN100C lead free alloy can be used in these pots IF they are not already being wetted by your SN63 alloy. FCT Assembly offers a program that includes free tin wash
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 02 01:30:12 EST 2005 | fctassembly
Hello Arnold, Yes, by definition of joint formation, copper will dissolve in lead free solder in order to form the connecting intermetallic layer. There is a distinct difference in the copper dissolution rates of the major alloys being considered wi
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 08 04:08:35 EST 2006 | fctassembly
Hello Greg, I agree with you that the article in SMT Magazine should be studied very carefully as it contains many errors in respect to SN100C. The testing performed was a DOE and was not an optimized run. There is also a statement on dross generatio
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 10 09:01:15 EDT 2005 | fctassembly
Hello Joseph, Sorry for the bad news but microcracking is a well known potential condition occuring with the SAC305 alloy. Microcracking is a condition being seen with many joints soldered with the SAC305 alloy. It is technically a shrinkage cavity
