Hi Dave & Roger,

Dave, Long time no see!
One book I sure would recommend is "Soldering in Electronics: Second
Edition" edited by R.J.Klein Wassink
I think it's good organized, user friendly and contains good specific
alloy references.

Regards,
Jan Merstrand
Ericsson Microwave Systems AB
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> Hi Roger - your question is very open ended but I'll take a stab at
giving
> you an answer. First, if you are just looking for basic solder alloy
> information contact any of the solder alloy manufacturers (e.g.
Kester,
> Multicore, Indium, Alpha, Arconium, and the remaining cast of
thousands) -
> they will have some material properties, use environments, forms etc
types
> of information.  Second, if you are going for more detailed
information
> find a copy of the following book - "Solder Mechanics: A State of the
Art
> Assessment", edited by Frear, Jones, Kinsman, ISBN # 0-87339-166-7.
This
> book isn't organized in the most user friendly manner but does contain
a
> host of references to the specific alloys of interest to you. Good
Luck.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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