Very poor, as it won't wet or flow much or at all, so any joint formed will be physically weak. Can I ask why a fair child like yourself wants to do this? Rgds Pete Duncan Asst Principal Engineer ST Aerospace Jonathan A Noquil <[log in to unmask]>@IPC.ORG> on 03/27/2001 09:10:31 AM Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum." <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to [log in to unmask] Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: Subject: [TN] Reliability of Solders Hi Techies I would like to know what reliability would i expect if soldering a component using a solder alloy not melting it to its liquidus or over its liquidus temperature. Any experience on this? Thanks and more power. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d 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 delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d 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 delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------