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
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 04 16:49:24 EDT 2004 | jim_bob
Regarding Lead Free component finishes, vendors are zeroing in on matte tin plating as the finish of choice. What test are performed, to determine if a finish is "matte" type (vs. non-matte)?
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 15:05:25 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
The other side of the lead-free coin http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375451/index.htm
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 13 10:35:06 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
I just hope that lead-free alloys will only be used in tropical climates and above 13 C. Check here: http://materials.open.ac.uk/srg/srg_tp.htm Patrick
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 13 11:55:23 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
I just hope that lead-free alloys will only be used in tropical climates and above 13 C. Check here: http://materials.open.ac.uk/srg/srg_tp.htm Patrick
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 08:06:07 EDT 2006 | davef
See "IPC-4554 Specification for Immersion Tin Plating for Printed Circuit Boards" 3.2.1 Immersion Tin Thickness. The most common reason for solderability issues with the white tin surface coating during multiple thermal excursions is a thin white ti
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 29 13:44:45 EDT 1998 | David Spilker
We are investigating alternatives to HASL finishes for more dense PWBs. OSP is not a good choice because of low solid flux and possibly long shelf life. Immersion gold is expensive and so far has been more difficult to wave solder. Has anyone had
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 01 20:02:20 EDT 2005 | Joseph
We use SAC305 and top side particular joint temp. is 110 deg C, and the terminal finish for that particular lead is pure tin. It look like hot tearing at the primary side of PTH.
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 21 08:39:38 EDT 2008 | lococost
If you are saying you're going through 1kg/h while only producing 300 pcbs a week and the rest of the time the machine is standing still, then 1.there is something seriously wrong with your machine or 2. check if an operator is suddenly covered in sh
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 13 08:45:51 EDT 2011 | rgduval
Lead free solder does tend to resemble cold solder joints after processing. Generally, this is acceptable. The latest IPC 610 has pictures of acceptability of lead free solder joints, which you can use to compare to the joints that you are seeing o