When we solder stainless we typically silver solder or silver braze the stainless, possible solution would be to silver braze a pad on the stainless then solder using Sn-Pb to the board. Pat -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Edwards Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 2:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] soldering stainless steel Should be able to solder directly to iron in S/S as long as there is no thick passivation layer or surface chemical enhancement.... Paul Paul Edwards Process/Quality Engineering Surface Art Engineering -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Victor Hernandez Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 10:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] soldering stainless steel Perhaps a nickel under plate? Victor, -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McGrath, Jim Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 12:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] soldering stainless steel Preplate the solder area with Sn or SnPb. You may need a copper underplate. Jim McGrath Strategic Marketing Manager TE Consumer Devices Cell: 630-244-3872 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Torsten Hagge Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 10:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] soldering stainless steel Hi all, has anybody experience with soldering stainless steel parts directly on a PCB? What solder process work fine? Application is a medical sensor with body contacts. Torsten Kind regards KRISTRONICS GmbH Torsten Hagge Gewerbegrund 5-9 24955 Harrislee Telefon +49 (0) 461 7741-624 Telefax +49 (0) 461 7741-642 [log in to unmask] www.kristronics.de Meet at electronica 2012, A6, 409 Gerichtsstand Flensburg, Handelsregister: HRB 1433 FL Geschäftsführer Dipl.-Ing. oec. Thormod Ohm Ust-Id-Nr. DE 811182059 Bankverbindung: Deutsche Bank AG Flensburg, Konto-Nr. 4216610, BLZ 21570011 IBAN: DE32 2157 0011 0421 6610 00, BIC: DEUT DE HH 215 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ PG&E is committed to protecting our customers' privacy. To learn more, please visit http://www.pge.com/about/company/privacy/customer/ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________