Gary,

A likely place to find the info you want is the Internationl Tin
Research Institute in the UK - www.itri.co.uk. They have published this
kind of data on a number of solder alloys.

Roger Bilham

In article <[log in to unmask]>, Gary Bremer
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Can anyone tell me what the properties of Bi14 solder is?
>
>Joint Strength ==>
>Fatigue Resistance ==>
>Yield Strength ==>
>High Temperature Life ==>
>Solder Joints Hardness ==>
>Intermetallic Growth Rates ==>
>Ultimate Tensile Strength ==>
>Percent Elongation ==>
>Adaptability to Stress ==>
>Thermal Fatigue Properties ==>
>Thermal and Electrical Conductivity ==>
>Imtermetallic compounds formed ==>
>
>Could this solder be used in a high reliabilty (class 3) application?
>The application I have is a unit that is subjected to temperatures from -
>40° to + 70° Celsius, vibration of 6G.  So far I have conflicting opinions,
>I need some facts and data.  I teach soldering and have not heard of anyone
>using this solder within the electronic industry.  I check with the
>soldering instructors at China Lake and they had not heard of this solder.
>
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