Most of these alloys were combinations like copper-silver or silver-gold and used with so-called hard soldering. That’s a technique still used today to join precious and semi-precious metals ...

4. Cleaning-The removal of all oxides and surface oil from the tube end and fitting cup is crucial to allow the proper flow ...

[Martin Thuo] at Iowa University used this property to make solder joints at room temperature using Field’s metal (a combination of bismuth, indium, and tin). The key is a process that coats the ...

Tin prices jumped to eight-month highs on Thursday after Alphamin Resources said it would temporarily cease operations at its ...

Cut new heat shrink tube sleeve with scissors so it's slightly longer than the open wires you will solder together. Slide ...