Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 08 11:06:34 EDT 2004 | adm
Hi Russ Try using Indium NC-SMQ230. Rgds
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 17:35:30 EDT 2004 | Sofia
Hi Everyone, I am just curious, is there a guidline that people follow for choosing their lead-free solder paste? In other words, how do people know whether they should use Indium alloy, or Castin (Sn/Ag/Cu), or whatever else? Thanks
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 23 17:33:23 EST 2005 | adlsmt
Are the components 100% tin plated? Thats what we are buying and we have no problem at all soldering with the same profiles we always have used and we use the same alloy as you but different mfg. We have not had problems soldering tin plated parts wi
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 18 13:13:53 EST 2007 | russ
won;t recommend a paste since I propose that you do not use but here is a flux I have had great success with Indium tacflux 20B IPN 84283 No clean flux, Use this alone without paste and your BGAs will work!! What was your package temp during th
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 11:56:30 EDT 2004 | rkevin
We are printing on an assembly using SAC305 Alloy Sn96.5 Ag 3 Cu .5 with a no clean flux and getting virtually NO spread with either a ramp to spike or straight ramp profile. We are printing to standard FR4 board with immersion Ag finish. I am trying
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 16:23:08 EDT 2004 | russ
Pb free pastes do not wet out like 63/37. Their are no claims from any manufacturers that I am aware of that say it will. Your "little solder balls" are likely caused from oxidization during reflow. What type paste are you using 3,4,5? What are t
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 27 22:25:05 EDT 2004 | KEN
Minimal cost and low melting point??? Have you bought Indium or Bismuth based alloys lately? Tin/Silver, Tin silver coper-X you name it....there are trade-offs (cost / performance). Not all are exactly published or are suitable for all appliations
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 28 19:54:22 EDT 2004 | KEN
If we are talking about Indium...then you will eventually be paying what everyone else is. The resource is diminishing especially with the application into the display markets. Same with silver. We are comming out of an all time low for silver....
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 28 21:46:49 EDT 2004 | grayman
yes, in the future prices of China product will increase by 10 - 20 percent, but other may increase double. So still China price will stay competative. I am not for China,in fact most of our local companies went to China already, but hey, lets face
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 06 22:37:35 EST 2012 | davef
Ryan ... "As for bismuth-based lead-free alloys, a lower melting temperature than that of tin-lead is offered together with a cost similar to that of tin [in the area of $3/lb]. Unfortunately, bismuth in soldering alloys tends to create embrittlemen