Soft soldering is a metal joing technique that occurs at lower temperatures.

Soft and hard soldering solders[edit | edit source]

Soldering method[1] Type of solder Melting temperature
Soft soldering 50% tin-30% lead-cadmium 145°C
Soft soldering 70% tin-cadmium-zinc 160°C
Soft soldering 3,5% gold-60% tin-lead 170°C-180°C
Soft soldering Silver-tin (4% gold) 221°C
Soft soldering Tin-antimony (95% tin) 223°C-240°C
Soft soldering Cadmium-zinc (82,5% cadmium) 266°C
Soft soldering Silver-cadmium-zinc (2% gold) 280°C-370°C
Soft soldering Silver-cadmium-zinc (10% gold) 280°C-375°C
Soft soldering Silver-lead (3% gold) 305°C
Soft soldering Silver-cadmium (5% gold) 340°C-395°C
Hard soldering Aluminium-13% silicium 577°C
Hard soldering Aluminium-5% silicium 577°C-620°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper-zinc-tin-nickel 630°C-680°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper-zinc-cadmium-nickel 630°C-680°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper-zinc-tin 610°C-720°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper-zinc-cadmium 600°C-720°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper-phosphorus 625°C-780°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper-zinc 680°C-850°C
Hard soldering Silver-cupper 780°C
Hard soldering Cupper-phosphorus 714°C - 900°C
Hard soldering Cupper-zinc-silicon-nickel 865°C - 950°C
Hard soldering Cupper-zinc-silicon 865°C - 900°C
Hard soldering Cupper-zinc 865°C - 900°C
Hard soldering Silver 961°C
Hard soldering Gold 1060°C
Hard soldering Cupper 1080°C

-->Note "fluxes" column needs to be integrated, ie when using tin, pine resin is used as flux.

External links[edit | edit source]

Complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solder#Hard_solder

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Technologie van het lassen by Gilbert Declerck, Hugo Thoen
FA info icon.svg Angle down icon.svg Page data
Authors KVDP
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 1 pages link here
Impact 696 page views
Created December 20, 2010 by KVDP
Modified June 9, 2023 by StandardWikitext bot
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.