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Fluxing agent and soldering process
Assignee: YKI Ytemiska Institutet AB
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Filing: 1985-07-22
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Granted: 1988-08-09
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Expires: 2005-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A fluxing agent for soldering, e.g. of electronic components, characterized by consisting of a solution comprising 1-15, preferably 2-12% by weight of nonionic surface active agent and/or another substance with similar capacity to form liquid crystals in the fluxing agent film, 1-80, preferably 1-10% by weight of water, and volatile solvent, preferably at least 70% by weight, and minor quantities of activators which are capable of reacting with impurities on the surfaces subjected to soldering, such as halides and carboxylic acids, and preferably with a weight ratio of nonionic surface active agent to water of 1:8 to 5:1 and especially 0.5:1 to 2:1, and a process for soldering using said fluxing agent.
Inventors
- 👤 Arne Biverstedt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:38
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/36; B23K35/3612; B23K35/3618
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A fluxing agent for soldering consisting of a solution, comprising: from 1 to 15 percent by weight of a non-ionic substance selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surface active agents and substances with capacity to form liquid crystals in a film of the fluxing agent and mixtures thereof; from 1 to 50 percent by weight of water; and at least 20% by weight of a volatile organic solvent, and minor quantities of soldering activators which are capable of reacting with impurities on metal surfaces subjected to soldering; the weight ratio of said non-ionic substance to water being from 1:8 to 5:1, and said non-ionic substance being soluble in the mixture of water and volatile organic solvent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A fluxing agent for soldering consisting of a solution, comprising: from 1 to 15 percent by weight of a non-ionic substance selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surface active agents and substances with capacity to form liquid crystals in a film of the fluxing agent and mixtures thereof; from 1 to 50 percent by weight of water; and at least 20% by weight of a volatile organic solvent, and minor quantities of soldering activators which are capable of reacting with impurities on metal surfaces subjected to soldering; the weight ratio of said non-ionic substance to water being from 1:8 to 5:1, and said non-ionic substance being soluble in the mixture of water and volatile organic solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 1 wherein said non-ionic substance is selected from the group consisting of mono and dialkylphenol ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and mixed ethylene oxide-propylene oxide adducts and alkanol-ethylene oxide and -propylene oxide and mixed ethylene oxide-propylene oxide adducts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 2 in which the non-ionic substance is a surface active agent selected form the group consisting of mon and di-C 3 -D 18 alkylphenol-2-150 EO/PO and C 5 -C 22 alkanol-2-80 EO/PO.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 3 in which the non-ionic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of mono and di-C 5 -C 12 alkylphenol-5-80 EP/PO.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 4 in which the non-ionic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of nonylphenol-5-80 EO and dinonylphenol-5-80 EO.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 2 in which at least 70% of the weight of said volatile organic solvent consists of a substance selected from the group consisting of alkanols, hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof, with a boiling point within the range of 40° to 120° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 2 in which the content of the volatile solvent amounts to at least 50% of the weight of the fluxing agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 7 in which the volatile solvent is at least 70% of the weight of the fluxing agent and consists of 2-propanol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 2 further comprising an activator selected from the group consisting of amino hydrochlorides, amino hydrobromides and mono, di, tri and poly-carboxylic acids.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 2 in which the weight ratio of the non-ionic substance to the water is from 0.5:1 to 2:1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fluxing agent according to claim 2 applied onto a metal surface for soldering as a film which, after evaporation of the volatile solvent, has a thickness of from 0.25 to 25 microns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A soldering process, characterized by applying on the surfaces intended for soldering, prior to the soldering, a fluxing agent according to claim 1 and heating said surfaces with said fluxing agent to vaporize the solvent thereof, especially 2-propanol, followed by heating to the temperature required for soldering.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process according to claim 12, characterized by applying the fluxing agent with a film thickness of 5-200 microns and especially 10-100 microns in the application state, and/or 0.5-25 microns, preferably 1-10 microns, after vaporizing 20%, 50%, 90% or 100% of the volatile organic solvent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process according to claim 12, characterized by vaporizing at least 20%, preferably at least 50% or at least 90% of the volatile organic solvent before or during the soldering treatment at a temperature, preferably 90°-120° C., such that the dissolved activators form liquid crystals together with the nonionic tenside.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 12, characterized by soldering surfaces of iron, copper, nickel, zinc or alloys of one or more of said metals, e.g. brass, preferably electric components, such as printed circuits and similar articles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 12, characterized by using a fluxing agent in which the constituents form a clear solution prior to or optionally after evaporation of the solvent.
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