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Process of joining metal pieces with heated filler metal
Soldering joins two metal surfaces using a filler metal called solder. The surfaces are heated, melting the solder, which is then allowed to cool and solidify, creating a strong and durable joint. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SolderingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Boosting membrane carbon capture via multifaceted polyphenol-mediated solderingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Solders and solderingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Advances in lead-free electronics solderingCited 701 times
- Go sideways: BrazingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Filler metalA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them.
Noun An instance of soldering.
Noun A soldered joint.
Verb present participle and gerund of solder
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Advances in lead-free electronics soldering
Kinetic analysis of the soldering reaction between eutectic SnPb alloy and Cu accompanied by ripening
Interfacial reaction in Cu/Sn/Cu system during the transient liquid phase soldering process
Impurity and alloying effects on interfacial reaction layers in Pb-free soldering
Universal Soldering of Lithium and Sodium Alloys on Various Substrates for Batteries
Room-temperature soldering with nanostructured foils
Effects of Co and Ni addition on reactive diffusion between Sn–3.5Ag solder and Cu during soldering and annealing
Three-dimensional morphology of a very rough interface formed in the soldering reaction between eutectic SnPb and Cu
🆕 Influential since 2022
Boosting membrane carbon capture via multifaceted polyphenol-mediated soldering
Liquid Metal based Stretchable Room Temperature Soldering Sticker Patch for Stretchable Electronics Integration
Tough soldering for stretchable electronics by small-molecule modulated interfacial assemblies
Significant enhancement of the overall performance of SAC joints by adding Cu@Sn@Ag core shell particles and ultrasonically assisted soldering
Core–Sheath Heterogenous Interlocked Stretchable Conductive Fiber Induced by Adhesive MXene Modulated Interfacial Soldering
📚 Books worth reading
Solders and solderingHoward H. Manko · 1964
Lead-free soldering in electronicsKatsuaki Suganuma · 2003
Welding practiceBrian D. Smith · 1995- 📕Lead-free solder process developmentJasbir Bath, Gregory Arthur Henshall · 2010
Metallurgy of weldingJ. F. Lancaster · 1980
Metallurgy and Mechanics of WeldingRegis Blondeau · 2008
Metallurgy of WeldingJ. F. Lancaster · 1999
Soldering manualAmerican Welding Society. Committee on Brazing and Soldering. · 1959
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