Pat, it would turn to tin/lesd oxide before you got to 1000 C.
That's my best guess. Never had the occasion to take it to a temperature that high.

Ron Dieselberg
CMC ELECTRONICS
CINCINNATI
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-----Original Message-----
From: Diamond, Pat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:38 AM
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Subject: [TN] Overheated solder alloy

Technetters,

this may seem like a crazy question but.....what would happen to 60/40
solder alloy at temperatures of 1000 degrees C?

regards,

Pat Diamond
Weston Aerospace

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