80Au/20Sn - solder or braze? Excellent question.
You may have heard the 80% gold 20% tin alloy referred to as a solder. Or, you may have heard it called a braze. I’m going to explain how both s...
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Adding Solder to a NanoBond® Assembly
One of the biggest misconceptions about NanoFoil® is that it is a form of solder. While it may contain a solder coating if specified (usually tin)...
Switching from High Lead Solders to Eutectic AuSn
Two categories of solder are available to choose from when the in-service environment for a device reaches above 125°C either in continuous operat...
Why doesn't my 80Au 20Sn solder look any thing like gold?
If you have ever handled a piece of 80Au 20Sn solder alloy, one of the things that......
Solder Wire
Solder wire is generally used for manual soldering operations, including rework. But, it can......
What is the best way to solder to Nitinol?
Nitinol (a nickel titanium alloy) has become a very important material, especially in the medical world. It is often necessary to “attach”...
Galvanic Corrosion of Unusual Solder Alloys
I have been asked on numerous occasions to calculate the potential for galvanic corrosion between metals. Most times, when I am approached with t...
Updated Greenpeace Greener Guide
Greenpeace has just updated their “Guide to Greener Electronics.“ There are a couple of interesting tibdits that I took from their r...