Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 18 03:40:05 EDT 2006 | Slaine
Did you try tensile testing after thermal cycling? If there are any intermetalic problems between the two alloys this should show it.
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 13 07:58:54 EST 2006 | realchunks
It depends on your paste. Use the highest temps your existing paste can go too. Henkle Loctite makes a solder paste just for this application called MP218. There probably are others but they are available.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 06 12:38:26 EST 2007 | ck_the_flip
Tony, search the archives for "hybrid profile". There's alot of good info. in there about running Lead-Free BGA's in a Lead process.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 29 16:33:29 EDT 2010 | mikesewell
SAC 305 liquidus is 219 C. A hybrid profile is often recommended with a peak of 230 C (reflow the SAC and not kill the Pb parts) with an extended liquidus of 60-90 sec to get good alloy diffusion. Or if the design (parts & pwb) can tolerate it go P
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 03 16:40:24 EST 2006 | Mike
At my last employer, we ran a number of tests to make a "Hybrid" profile work (same profile Joe lists) . It worked great for everything but BGAs. The problem (6 months ago) was using parts not rated for lead free reflow temps. As the market fills wit
Electronics Forum | Fri May 02 16:20:35 EDT 2008 | rwyman
We've never, to my knowledge, sent out Pb-free BGAs to be reballed for use on an SnPb assembly. In fact, we developed an in-house reballing process and we haven't felt the need to do that either (for salvaging an occasional reworked part, maybe).
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 16:16:12 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
Yes, this scenario is fine. However, BGAs are a different story since the ball is the bulk of the solder joint. In this case, you MUST run a "hybrid profile". Look it up in the fine SMTNet archives (keyword: hybrid profile). I have "been there an
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 01 01:04:47 EDT 2005 | ck
I face a problem where the components termination is non lead free but solder alloy is lead free. Thus i am using hybrid reflow profile. The specs for the reflow profile i am using: reflow temp. 120 to 160 deg C; time 90 to 120 sec. As for the pak te
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 05 15:21:48 EDT 2010 | mikesewell
Nothing wrong with using RoHS BGAs except that the spheres won't melt/collapse at normal leaded reflow temps. Reliability will questionable. Some people use a hybrid profile with a slightly higher temp (~230C)and a slightly longer TAL (60 -90 sec).
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 06 12:11:34 EDT 2007 | james
We are starting to see issues with using Kester WS R562 with lead free components. The joints look grainy on almost all of the 0402'2 and other small components. Some of the solder does not solder to the terminations. These are hybrid boards which
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