Dean

Heck, you can solder untarnished steel with 63/37.

Substantial issues relating to fluxing and defluxing aside, low-alloy steels
have ~2% weight of refractory materials [ie, Si, Cr, Mn, etc] that are very
difficult to solder.

Dave Fish

----- Original Message -----
From: "May William D (Dean) CNIN" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 6:47 AM
Subject: [TN] Solder alloy for 1010 Steel


> We have some 1010 cold rolled steel board stiffeners that require
soldering
> to a circuit card like a through-hole part.  Does anyone know if there are
> any solder alloys that will wet to 1010 steel?  We could have them
> electroplated with tin/lead to make them solderable but was curious if
there
> was an alternative.
>
> Thanks for your consideration!
>
> Wm. Dean May
> NSWC Crane
> Bldg. 38, Code 6086
> 300 Highway 361
> Crane, IN 47522
> 812-854-3073
>
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