TECHNET Archives

December 2002

TechNet@IPC.ORG

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Werner Engelmaier <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
TechNet E-Mail Forum.
Date:
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:35:41 EST
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (30 lines)
Hi Pankaj,
You are not providing complete information, which leads me to believe that 
you do ot have complete understanding of the issues involved.
You say: "...we find the tin plated PCB has much more oval shaped joint then 
gold plated...[on] the oval shape pad[s]...[with the] same reflow profile."
You thus indicate you get different reflow wetting. What you do not indicated 
is what is underneath either the tin or the gold plating. I would suspect 
that you have copper under the Sn plating and nickel under the Au plating. 
It takes significantly more heat to get good dissolution of Ni in Sn than Cu; 
thus, you need a higher reflow temperature [~15°C] for reflow soldering to Ni.

Werner Engelmaier
Engelmaier Associates, L.C.
Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting
7 Jasmine Run
Ormond Beach, FL  32174  USA
Phone: 904-437-8747, Fax: 904-437-8737
E-mail: [log in to unmask], Website: www.engelmaier.com 

---------------------------------------------------
Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e
To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet
To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL)
To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest
Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives
Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional
information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315
-----------------------------------------------------

ATOM RSS1 RSS2