Lead free parts can be used with tin/lead solder. You should try ordering all parts, ICs, resistors, caps, proto boards, etc. lead free even if you are not using lead free solder yet.

We are working to quantify how different lead-free solders behave in various highly demanding environments compared with tin-lead.” Now in its second year, the five-year project has developed the ...

This has been proven within the scope of an investigation of void development in lead-free PBGA solder joints (Sn96Ag4 and Sn95.5Ag4Cu0.5).1 Due to the small grey-value differences between the ...

But lead-free solders, mostly tin with copper and silver mixed in, became the law of the land for most consumer electronic products. NASA hates tin whiskers, but they’re probably not a reason ...

But the report isn't meant as a ringing endorsement for lead-free, said Tony Hilvers, IPC's vice president of industry programs. “The report is not saying 'you'd better use lead-free.' But what it ...

Engineers Investigate Lead-Free Soldering Date: June 27, 2009 Source: University of Leicester Summary: Engineers aim to improve the reliability of lead-free soldering alloys that are used to make ...

Biolite sells the lead-free modules to customers in Africa. Lack of recycling facilities ensures customers are sensitive to the use of toxic materials such as lead. Image: Opes Solutions ...

Now lead-free solder, invented by Ames Lab metallurgist Iver Anderson, has made history again: In 2011, it became the top royalty income-generating technology ever produced in the history of both ...

Lead-free soldering has unfortunately, introduced to the industry a litany of new types of defects and a number of new failure mechanisms (exclusive of the reintroduction of failure mechanisms ...

For instance, this month we reviewed the Eastwood Lead-Free Body Solder kit and their Shrinker/Stretcher combo kit. As you read this column you will see the full review.

Lead-free solder is better for the environment, but it also heats and melts differently, so it requires more experience to utilize.