Electronics Tips: What to Do? About the Useful Life of Soldering Tips

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Lead Free - What to Do?

About the Useful Life of Soldering Tips

By Volker Munz and Dr. Werner Kruppa
(Used with the permission of Dr. Werner Kruppa)

The switch from lead based solders to lead-free solders gave us many a surprise. In addition to having a high melting point, lead-free solders are very aggressive towards metallic materials. Adapting the soldering parameters to the process conditions required for lead-free soldering often results in degradation of the tools which come directly into contact with the solder. In addition to technical problems, economic aspects are a key factor. The destruction of soldering tips during lead-free soldering was tested. more... (pdf 135kb)

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