Pb-Free Bar Solder Dilemma: Price vs. Performance
Many consumer electronics transitioned to Pb-Free 4-5 years ago. However, there are still a substantial number of electronics being built with S...
Solder Alloys
Forming Gas I: What is it?
Forming gas is a complicated topic, so I will provide some preliminary background in this section, then get into the soldering part next time. Don&rsq...
Tips to Speed Your Solder and Flux Selection
Today I made my rounds in the office, collecting ideas for you from our tech guys – ideas to help you speed the alloy and flux s...
Is Conductive Epoxy a Low-Temperature Alternative to Lead-Free Solder?
Conductive epoxy is a common material choice for bonding components, especially if the assembly process is temperature-sensitive. Tin-based solde...
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...
Patty and The Professor Searching for Lost Profit
After just finishing her department’s monthly activity report, Patty took a break to stare out of her window, admiring the beauty of last night&...
Understanding Gold on Nickel
The use of gold layers deposited onto nickel is standard in many industries, from DRAM memory module edge connectors, to electrical test probe co...
Designing with a Performance Phase Change Material
Generically, a phase change material is one which will store or release energy when it changes phase from solid to liquid or liquid to solid. Acc...
Technical Support for Hand Soldering
In an earlier post, I mentioned how hard it was to get technical support from some equipment vendors. In......
Halogen-free Fluxes: Standards Status Report
As a supplier of electronics materials, Indium Corporation is constantly faced with customer requests for “halogen-free” (HF) soldering fl...
NanoFoil(R) - Nanotech comes to Indium Corporation
I just sat down to talk to Tommy Acchione (pronounced “akki-OWN”) Applications Engineer with Indium Corporation’s new product ...