Lead-Free Soldering

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bath, Jasbir (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Metals.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Metallic Materials.; Circuits and Systems.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

The push toward lead-free soldering in computers, cell phones and other electronic and electrical devices has taken on a greater urgency as laws have been passed or are pending in the United States, the European Union and Asia which ban lead-bearing solder. These new restrictions on hazardous substa...

Table of Contents:

• Lead Restrictions and Other Regulatory Influences on the Electronics Industry
• Fundamental Properties of Pb-Free Solder Alloys
• Lead-Free Surface Mount Assembly
• Lead-Free Wave Soldering
• Lead-Free Rework
• Lead-Free Solder Joint Reliability
• Backward and Forward Compatibility
• PCB Laminates
• Lead-Free Board Surface Finishes
• Lead-Free Soldering Standards.