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'Standard' solder is 60% tin, and 40% lead. There are other solders available (silver for use in jewellery etc)

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Solder is made of tin and lead but what is the other chemical?

Traditional electronics solder also contains resin.


How do you solder a MOSFET?

Soldering a MOSFET is about the same as soldering any other semiconductor. Get your static protection on and park yourself at your workstation. Clean the mounting area for the device. Apply heat sink compound if required and/or a mica or other insulator. Heat sink compound is lightly applied, and is put on both sides of an insulator, if one is used. Pick up the device (having bent or cut the leads as required), and put in on the board. Make the mechanical connection using appropriate hardware. Snug things up. Heat up the iron or station if it isn't on. Have your damp sponge and solder handy. Pick up your solder and the iron. Give the tip a quick wipe and tin it. Work on the side appropriate to the application. On double sided or just through-hole applications, you'll be on the bottom of the board away from the component. On surface-mount applications, you're on the component side. Apply the tip to the place where the lead of the MOSFET meets the copper land on the board. (You'll be heating the lead of the device and the land where the solder is going to bond.) Apply the end of the solder to the place where the tip of the iron meets both the component and the board. Watch for melting to occur. Some people "trap" the solder under the tip of the iron and gently press the solder into the component lead and board, but this has a tendency to create solder balls. As the solder melts, continue to apply it to build up a fillet appropriate to the application, and then remove the solder and the iron tip. Clean the tip with a quick wipe, re-tin it and repeat. Clean and tin the iron, and rack it in the holder. Inspect your work. (For SMD applications, you won't have to turn the board over.) Look for a clean, shiny fillet that is not too concave and not convex. Clean the extra flux off the board and the leads as required or as desired. Inspect a final time and you're done. Shut down your iron.


Can stainless steel be soldered?

You can solder stainless steel parts together, but you cannot use it as solder. You would need to use silver bearing solder. Also you need a torch, you will not be able to use a simple solder pen as it doesn't produce enough heat.


What is a Hand soldering workstation?

A hand soldering Workstation is a station where you can solder metals together by yourself instead of using a machine


What is the reason you recycle solder?

You can easily use it again saving money, and it's also a hazardous substance so to safely dispose it you can't just throw it into a normal household bin.

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Can you give a sentence for the word solder?

I just want to solder this tin soldier back onto his tin horse. Let's solder our bowling team with a pizza night!


What is the chemical formula for solder?

The chemical formula for solder can vary depending on the type of solder being used, but a common formula is Sn (tin) mixed with Pb (lead), known as Sn-Pb solder. The ratio of tin to lead can differ, with common ratios being 60% tin and 40% lead (60/40 solder) or 63% tin and 37% lead (63/37 solder).


What is the compound symbol for solder?

The compound symbol for solder can vary depending on the specific composition. Common solder compounds include tin-lead solder (Sn-Pb) and lead-free solder such as tin-silver-copper (Sn-Ag-Cu) or tin-copper (Sn-Cu).


Is solder a element or a compound?

It is a mixture


Which alloy is made from tin and lead?

Solder


What do you get when you mix tin and silver?

Silver solder.


How do you extract tin from solder?

The best way would be to dissolve the solder in some hydrochloric acid or Muriatic acid and then use the process of electrolysis to grow the Tin crystals. I think the tin crystals will form on the cathode....so use an inert electrode such as graphite.


What products are made using soft solder?

soft solder is made of tin and lead. :D


What metal alloy do tin and lead make?

Solder


What materials are used in soldering?

solder tin, lead,


How tin used for in a mobile phone?

Tin could be in a mixture with lead to form the solder. Solder is used to hold the components to the printed circuit board.


What do you get when you mix silver and tin?

When you mix silver and tin, you get an alloy called silver solder. This alloy has a lower melting point than silver or tin alone, making it useful for joining metals together. Silver solder is commonly used in jewelry making and in plumbing applications.