1. Guidelines for establishing a lead-free wave soldering process for high-reliability
(Technical Articles/Wave soldering)

...smuth-bearing lead-free alloys contaminated with lead (Pb). When bismuth (Bi) is mixed with tin-lead (SnPb), a ternary Sn-Bi-Pb phase having a melting point of 96˚C can form. This low melting ...

2. Cobar Solder Products to Exhibit A Range of New Products at IPC/APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

...Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. Aquasol can be used with any common soldering alloy. SnPb and lead-free SAC and SN100C versions are available, all exhibiting excellent performance i...

3. Cobar Solder Products to Exhibit A Range of New Products at Pan Pac 2010
(Industry News/America)

...w Aquasol Branded Water Soluble solder paste, which can be used with any commonly used soldering alloy. SnPb and lead-free SAC versions are available, all exhibiting excellent performance in the four ...

4. SMTA International Conference on Soldering and Reliability Call for Papers
(Association News/North America)

...ering and reliability experts.  Suggested topics to be covered include:     SnPb with lead-free components     Reliability     Harsh Envir...

5. Productronica confirms industry rebound
(Special Features/Productronica 2009)

...is performed by infrared, convection or quartz. The machine has a twin-wave laminar flow that can offer SnPB or Pb-free. Bath exchange is performed at the rear of the machine and changeover can be per...

6. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen-Free Pb-Free Solder Paste at Productronica
(Special Features/Productronica 2009)

...ows Indium8.9HF to effectively eliminate head-in-pillow defects. Indium8.9HF can be manufactured with SnPb powder so it can be used on products currently exempt from RoHS. Using Indium8.9HF in a SnP...

7. Pac Tech Invitation: Productronica 2009, Nowember 10th - 13th, Germany
(Special Features/Productronica 2009)

...stem for CSP and BGA (SB² - M)     • High-speed solder jetting for lead-free, eutectic SnPb, high lead, and AuSn      • Rapid solder removal (optional)  &...

8. Balver Zinn Group Promotes Thomas Kolossa to Sales Manager for Europe, Africa and Russia
(Industry News/World)

... Balver Zinn and then for its sister organization Cobar. His main focus at the time was the change from SnPb solder to lead-free, an important move in the company’s long history of innovation. Balv...

9. Cookson Electronics Launches ALPHA® EF–6103 Wave Solder Flux
(Products News/New Products)

... printed circuit board applications in both lead-free (standard SAC and Low-Ag SAC alloys) and eutectic SnPb processes. "ALPHA® EF-6103 represents an enhancement to our popular EF-6100 and EF6...

10. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen–Free Pb–Free Solder Paste at SMTAI
(Industry News/America)

Indium8.9HF can be manufactured with SnPb powder so it can be used on products currently exempt from RoHS.Indium8.9HF Solder Paste is a halogen-free Pb-free solder paste with unsurpassed print transfe

11. Cookson Electronics Launches ALPHA® EF–6103 Wave Solder Flux
(Products News/New Products)

... printed circuit board applications in both lead-free (standard SAC and Low-Ag SAC alloys) and eutectic SnPb processes. "ALPHA® EF-6103 represents an enhancement to our popular EF-6100 and EF6...

12. RoHS war stories
(Technical Articles/Lead-free)

... found. Cross-sectioning and subsequent SEM/EDX testing showed that the lead was present in the plating SnPb 63/37. The supplier was contacted. They insisted that the components were compliant. Eventu...

13. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen–Free Pb–Free Solder Paste at SMT/Hybrid/Packaging
(Special Features/SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2009)

Indium8.9HF can be manufactured with SnPb powder so it can be used on products currently exempt from RoHS.Indium8.9HF Solder Paste is a halogen-free Pb-free solder paste with unsurpassed print transfe

14. Cookson Launches ALPHA® Vaculoy SACX® 0307 Plus Low–Ag Pb–free Wave Solder and Rework Allo
(Products News/New Products)

...CX® 0307 Plus low-Ag Pb-free Wave Solder and Rework Alloy for use as a high performance replacement for SnPb and SAC305.  It is Cookson’s next generation low-Ag alloy in the popular ALPHA® SACX® ...

15. Cookson Launches ALPHA® Vaculoy SACX® 0307 Plus Low–Ag Pb–free Wave Solder and Rework Allo
(Products News/New Products)

...CX® 0307 Plus low-Ag Pb-free Wave Solder and Rework Alloy for use as a high performance replacement for SnPb and SAC305.  It is Cookson’s next generation low-Ag alloy in the popular ALPHA® SACX® ...

16. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen–Free Pb–Free Solder Paste at APEX
(Special Features/2009 IPC APEX EXPO™)

...ows Indium8.9HF to effectively eliminate head-in-pillow defects. Indium8.9HF can be manufactured with SnPb powder so it can be used on products currently exempt from RoHS. Using Indium8.9HF in a SnP...

17. DfR Solutions to Present in Texas at LEAP Working Group
(Industry News/America)

...he differences in mechanical shock and vibration robustness that one may expect when transitioning from SnPb to Pb-Free solders,” said Dr. Blattau. Regarding his presentation, Dr. Randy Schueller ad...

18. SMTA International Conference on Soldering and Reliability Call For Papers
(Association News/North America)

...f soldering and reliability experts.  Topics to be covered include:     •  SnPb with Lead-Free Components     •  Reliability     •&n...

19. Update on lead–free solder joint reliability
(Regular Columns/Columns - Werner Engelmaier)

...has changed in finding the results of accelerated testing of SAC solders confusing and comparisons with SnPb solder contradictory. The data range from temperature cycles of 0⇔100°C to –65⇔...

20. Essemtec Introduces Semi–automated Paste Printer Features for Vision System
(Products News/New Products)

... As we know, molten lead-free solders have reduced SMD realignment capability as, in contrast, eutectic SnPb paste has. A perfect alignment of the stencil in regard to the PCB therefore is mandatory (...

21. Three New Lead–free Reliability Seminars – California
(Industry News/America)

...ocess 8. Solder joint performance  temperature cycling data 9. Fundamental differences between SnPb and Pb-free 10. Testing solder joint reliability  discriminating tests and discernin...

22. Essemtec Introduces Semi–automated Paste Printer Features for Vision System
(Products News/New Products)

...arameters. Molten lead-free solders have reduced SMD realignment capability as, in contrast, eutectic SnPb paste has. A perfect alignment of the stencil in regard to the PCB therefore is mandatory (...

23. 2008 SMTA HUTCHINS GRANT AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED
(Association News/North America)

...mmittee for her project entitled "Reliability of Reballed and Reworked Plastic Ball Grid Arrays in SnPb and SAC Assembly Process". Ms. Nie’s research work involves two main parts: the qual...

24. Indium Corporation Features BIG! Solder Paste at GlobalTRONICS
(Special Features/GlobalTRONICS 2008)

...quot; defects. Indium8.9 Pb-Free No-Clean Solder Paste is an air reflow solder paste that performs like SnPb by delivering more performance features than any Pb-Free solder paste ever made. As CSP, ...

25. Global Technology Award winners announced
(Industry News/World)

...echnology eliminate voids dramatically. SN100C-XF3 solder paste provides shiny solder joints similar to SnPb. The alloy is eutectic. The Ni addition eliminates the micro cracks and rearranges the Sn d...

26. Cobar XF3 Solder Paste Wins a 2008 Global Technology Award
(Special Features/SMTAI 2008)

...es that keeps reflow oven clean. XF3 comes with different solder alloys:     •  SnPb for products that are still RoHS exempt     •  SAC alloys for mainstr...

27. Indium Corporation Features BIG! Solder Paste at IPC Midwest
(Special Features/IPC Midwest 2008)

...pad technology.Indium8.9 Pb-Free No-Clean Solder Paste is an air reflow solder paste that performs like SnPb by delivering more performance features than any Pb-Free solder paste ever made. As CSP, ...

28. Inadequate peak reflow temperatures
(Regular Columns/Columns - Werner Engelmaier)

...(TAL)’ has been pushed by the paste vendors, and than actually defined as time above Solidus; 183°C for SnPb and 217°C which are respectively the Solidus temperatures for SnPb and SAC solders. While t...

29. Indium Corporation Features BIG! Solder Paste at SMTAI
(Special Features/SMTAI 2008)

..." defects.Indium8.9 Pb-Free No-Clean Solder Paste is an air reflow solder paste that performs like SnPb by delivering more performance features than any Pb-Free solder paste ever made. As CSP, ...

30. Indium Corporation – Booth 517
(Special Features/SMTAI 2008)

Indium8.9 Pb–Free No–Clean Solder Paste is an air reflow solder paste that performs like SnPb by delivering more performance features than any Pb–Free solder paste ever made. Indium8.9