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BS 4393:1991

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

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Specification for solderable tin or tin-lead coated wires for component terminations

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-04-1991

Withdrawn date

22-05-2026

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Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Materials
4. Solderability
5. Dimensions and tolerances
6. Bend test for robustness of termination
7. Elongation
8. Bend test for coating adhesion
9. Sampling
10. Packaging and labelling
Appendices
A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B. Methods for use in cases of dispute for the
    determination of the thickness of tin and tin-lead
    coating and undercoat
C. Method for use in cases of dispute for the
    determination of the composition of tin and tin-lead
    coatings by atomic absorption spectrophotometry
D. Method for the detection of lead in tin and tin-lead
    coatings
E. Method for bend test
F. Guidance notes to aid selection of suitable basis
    wire and coatings for component terminations
Tables
1. Composition of the preferred tin or tin-lead
    solderable coatings
2. Average thickness for solderable coating
3. Density of tin-lead alloys
4. Calibration solutions
Figures
1. Rotor head for bend tester
2. Arrangement of bend test apparatus

Requirements for solderability, mechanical properties, materials of manufacture, etc., for wires intended for component leads in the electronics industry, where solderability is a major criterion. It deals with wire in a range of materials, in the size range 0.25 mm to 1.20 mm.

Committee
EPL/501
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 88/45505 DC, 97/706634 DC and BS 4393(1969) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

Withdrawn:This standard is no longer used

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