For most of the history of industrial electronics, solder has been pretty boring. Mix some lead with a little tin, figure out how to wrap it around a thread of rosin, and that’s pretty much it.

Concerns related to soldering copper tube and the new no-lead copper alloys led the Copper Development Association (CDA) to conduct laboratory research and testing out in the field. The CDA found that ...

Solder joints must contain less than 0.1% lead to be compliant. RoHS is not currently required in the US, but California RoHS, effective September 2003, had a compliance deadline of January 2007.

Engineers Investigate Lead-Free Soldering Date: June 27, 2009 Source: University of Leicester Summary: Engineers aim to improve the reliability of lead-free soldering alloys that are used to make ...

This video demonstrates how to properly solder copper tube and fittings to the newer, no-lead, brass and bronze copper alloys This video from the Copper Development Association demonstrates how to ...

If a no-lead fitting turns brown, disassemble the joint and re-solder it. No-lead fittings turn brown if they have been overheated during soldering. This indicates that the flux has been deactivated ...

Many countries like Japan and those in the European Union are banning electronics made with lead. This is bad news bears for those companies still using lead-based solder. But there's a new kid in ...

The challenge is to get the temperature down without lead and we now solder lead-free at 300 degrees [Celsius], just a little over 280, which is the standard temperature.

The old lead solder "has been used for 50 years and it is reliable", he says but the new type must be tested to optimise the conditions under which it might be used.

The CM60 Contaminometer addresses the quality control issues raised by the wholesale replacement of tin-lead solder alloys in July 2006 following the rollout of Europe’s Restriction of Hazardous ...

Lead-free Solder Choices. Traditional electronic assembly relies on the use of tin-lead based solders with tin to lead compositional ratios of 60:40 or 63:37 that melt at, or around, 183°C.