Article: Implementing lead-free wave soldering: higher levels of copper and iron can change the alloy and require new guidelines.(Countdown to Pb-Free)

The implementation of a lead-free wave soldering process will be successful only when multiple challenges are addressed. The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative's (iNEMI's) Lead-Free Wave Soldering Project has identified specific materials, technologies and processes that are impacted by the conversion to lead-free wave soldering. The team has just completed Phase I of project activities, which focused on the impact of lead-free assembly on different process parameters and how to optimize the wave soldering process. This article provides an overview of how lead-free impacts the wave soldering process, discusses the key challenges and looks at where the ...

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