How do steel plated soldering tips wet solder so well
How do steel plated soldering tips wet solder so well
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Not going to deny it, I'm not an Materials Engineer or any Engineer that deals with hardware. Well... I can be called a Software Engineer, but I have a question that is in the Material Sciences.
I want to know how modern iron plated soldering tips wet solder so easily. I know that under the temperature the soldering iron is at (~180-220°C), the iron or steel passivates and it's pretty much impossible to get solder to wet it. I've noticed that even if I don't pre-tin it, there's a bit of solder that seems to leak out of the iron surface, so all I have to do is keep wiping it. So how does it do it?
I want to know how modern iron plated soldering tips wet solder so easily. I know that under the temperature the soldering iron is at (~180-220°C), the iron or steel passivates and it's pretty much impossible to get solder to wet it. I've noticed that even if I don't pre-tin it, there's a bit of solder that seems to leak out of the iron surface, so all I have to do is keep wiping it. So how does it do it?





RE: How do steel plated soldering tips wet solder so well
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