Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 07 11:58:06 EST 2008 | russ
they make tin plated steel batt contacts. may be your best option
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 | Thu Jan 03 14:05:11 EST 2008 | fsw
Patrick, thnx for your info. The tabs will be soldered on a PCB pad just like an SMT component. Will let all know once I have some more info.
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 | Fri Jan 04 16:15:05 EST 2008 | ck_the_flip
Good move. Again, stainless can NOT be soldered with standard materials used in electronic manufacturing, as everyone agrees in this thread. Additionally, the physical properties of stainless have to be altered in order for soldering to take place.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 07 13:11:56 EST 2008 | chef
might try solder-less through hole connector technology for your SS tabs- the pins are barbed and it is pressed into place.
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 | Thu Jan 03 17:39:34 EST 2008 | flipit
Why are you using stainless steel? Corrosion resistance? Can the stainless be gold plated? I think this can occur metallurgically. Maybe nickel first then gold. Why are you removing the nickel? Nickel is somewhat magnetic. Had an application onc
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
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