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Subliming solder flux composition

US5296046A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateAug 16, 1993
Grant dateMar 22, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/3489
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluxing composition for soldering metals together, contains a carrier solvent, an oxide removing agent, and a nitrogen liberating compound. The oxide removing agent sublimes at or below the temperature at which the metals are soldered together. The nitrogen liberating compound sublimes or decomposes at below the temperature at which the metals are soldered together in order to provide a blanket of inert gas over the metals being soldered. The oxide removing agent is 2-amino-isophthalic acid, 5-amino-isophthalic acid, isophthalic acid, ammonium fluoborate, or ammonium salicylate. The compound that liberates nitrogen upon heating is 1,2-benz-3,4-anthraquinone, 1,2-benz-9,10-anthraquinone, 5,6-chrysoquinone, 6,12-chrysoquinone, 2,3-benzanthraquinone, 2-amino-isophthalic acid, 5-amino-isophthalic acid, or 5-isoquinoline carboxylonitrile. Electronic components are soldered to a circuit board by applying the fluxing composition to the circuit board. The fluxing composition, the component and the circuit board are heated to a temperature sufficient to cause the activator to react with metal oxides on either the component or the circuit board and to sublime, and also to a temperature to …

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