Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 07 12:12:55 EST 2008 | ck_the_flip
Another thing I'm curious about. What is the "functional purpose" of soldering stainless? Solder coatings generally prevent oxidation on surfaces, but why would somebody solder STAINLESS? Stainless, by nature, is resistant to rust, and hence, oxid
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 03 10:21:06 EST 2008 | fsw
Hi all! Heres wishing everyone a Happy & Prosperous 2008!! We are a small OEM/CM that use Ni tabs in our design/applications. We have a request to use Stainless steel to reduce/eliminate the Ni content. Can Stainless steel be soldered? If yes, is ou
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 08 18:24:32 EST 2008 | jmelson
If your wedding ring ever gets hot enough to melt solder, I sure hope your finger isn't in it at the time! On the original question, most stainless alloys have quite a bit of Nickel in them, so going to stainless will not ELIMINATE nickel, although
Electronics Forum | Thu May 24 15:54:53 EDT 2001 | keith47611
Squeegee Material will effect stencil life too. Stainless Steel Blades are tough on the Stainless Steel Stencils. Look into Permalex (they are a type of metal with a special coating) blades. Good Luck
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 13 11:41:54 EST 1998 | Charles Czerwinski
I an interested in the methods/processes used to solder to stainless steel. Any and all information would be helpfull as I don't know much about the process. Thanks in advance. Charles
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 12 20:46:10 EDT 2001 | davef
Dunno, but if I had to guess, your DI is corroding the stainless. But then again, some saponifier concentrations can be overly caustic
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 03 11:00:03 EST 2008 | patrickbruneel
As Dave said stainless steel can not be soldered using fluxes designed for electronics. The only way this could be done is to spot plate copper or tin where you want to make the solder connection.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 04 14:17:12 EST 2008 | ck_the_flip
So, I'd have to grind the living sh#t out of my wedding ring, and then use phosphoric acid based flux that can kill a small animal in order to solder stainless steel. Cool!
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 04 16:02:56 EST 2008 | fsw
All, The reason SS (stainless steel) was being considered is - customer wnats to reduce Ni or basically eliminate it. Anyway, seems that soldering SS for electronics is not going to be an easy option. Suggestions for different plating has been forwa
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 24 12:36:54 EDT 2008 | rfematt
We have a new board that requires a membrane switch. The membrane switch is a 1" stainless-steel dome. We were wondering if ENIG plating will hold for an expected life
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