gold embrittlement on paste

2017/2/2 5:13:23

I discovered that we have some gold plated (30 mico in.) through hole connectors which were Paste In Hole soldered (60 sec at reflow) on a HASL PCB. Do we have an embrittlement reliability issue? The calculated volume % of gold in the joints is about 0.5%. Does the gold completely disolved in the solder? The product may be in use for up to 10 years. (I'm tinning now)

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Julian

2017/2/4 5:13:23

A good piece of info for learning.

a.boehm

2017/2/4 5:13:23

Thanks for your intelligence. Pretty interesting and useful.

barkoczay

2017/2/4 5:13:23

This post is perfect for what I need. Thanks!

Joe

2017/2/4 5:13:23

Marvelous!

mattiamanovalanza

2017/2/4 5:13:23

Good resource for new beginners.

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