Bismuth Alloys for Plugging and Abandonment (P&A) of Gas Pipes and Wells
Bismuth alloys offer superior properties such as expansion upon solidification, adjustable melting points, composition flexibility, zero bulk permeabi...
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Fusible Alloys
Are you having a tough time figuring out how to hold a fragile part during machining steps? I have an idea for you: hold it with a fusible alloy....
Indium and Bismuth Alloys for Mechanical Uses (Fusible Alloys)
Some alloys that melt below 300° Celsius are used for applications other than joining two surfaces....
Properties and Uses of Low-Temperature Solder Alloys – (Part 4)
Low temperature alloys have a number of applications, including step soldering and interconnection of molded components. Additionally, its therma...
Properties and Uses of Low-Temperature Solder Alloys – (Part 3)
Expansion during cooling is a property of low-temperature alloys that can be very useful....
The 6 Alloy Families: Bismuth
This video is about a unique metal called bismuth. It will go through various properties and applications of bismuth and bismuth alloys ...
Solder Technology Inside A Hot Car On A Sunny Summer Day
Here’s a true story regarding the service temperature of solder joints. Yesterday, as I left work, I noticed that it felt really hot outside. I ...
Growing Interest in Bi-Containing Solder Alloys: Bismuth Rocks!
If you haven’t heard about Bi-containing (bismuth) solder alloys recently, that may change in the near future. Low-melting Bi-containing solders...
Specifying Solder Preforms - The Perfect Alloy
I’ve always been a strong believer that a customer should not get a solder alloy that just “works” for their application, they shoul...
Low Temperature Solders Slated to Leave Niche Status by 2017
Folks, It surprises many people that the foundation metal of almost all solder alloys is tin. Alloy elements such as lead, silver, copper, indi...
Low-Temperature Solders: Important, Valuable
New developments are happening almost daily in the electronics device world: phones that do much more than just convey voice, clothing that monitors a...
My BBC Interview on Tin Pest
Folks, Imagine my excitement when Laurence Knight of the BBC contacted me to see if I was interested in being interviewed on the topic of tin pest, wi...