Stencil Thickness Calculator for known Aperture

Diameters for different Stencil Types

Aperture LARGEST STENCIL THICKNESS

Diameter AREA RATIO THAT WILL PROVIDE GOOD
RELEASE OF SOLDER PASTE
in Mils
E-FAB LASER CUT E-FAB Stencil Laser Cut Stencil

22 mils 0.55 0.66 10 8

18 mils 0.55 0.66 8 7

16 mils 0.55 0.66 7 6

14 mils 0.55 0.66 6 5

12 mils 0.55 0.66 5 4

10 mils 0.55 0.66 4 4

Note:
1. All the Aperture Diameters and Stencil thicknesses are rounded off to the
whole numbers.
2. Save this file in your computer directory so you can save any input data.
3. Enter the aperture width.
4. The calculated stencil thickness will appear in the columns on the right.
 Area Ratio Calculator (For nominal Aperture Diameters and
Stencil Thickness)
Ball Pad Pad Aperture Stencil
AREA RATIO
Diameter in Diameter in Dimension Diameter in Thickness Comments
(Calculated)
mm mm in Mils Mils in Mils
10 0.55
0.75 0.55 22 22
8 0.66
8 0.55
0.6 0.45 18 18
7 0.66
7 0.55
0.5 0.4 16 16
6 0.66 Desirable AR : >0.55 for E-FAB Stencils and
6 0.55 >0.66 for Lasercut Stencils
0.45 0.35 14 14
5 0.66
5 0.55
0.4 0.3 12 12
5 0.66
4 0.55
0.3 0.25 10 10
4 0.66

Note:
1. All the Aperture Diameters and Stencil thicknesses are rounded off to the whole numbers.
2. Save this file in your computer directory so you can save any input data.
3. Enter the Aperture Diameter.
4. The calculated Area Ratios will appear in the column on the right.
5. The Ball Diameters and the recommended land pattern diameters are taken from Vern
Solzburg's article (http://pcdandf.com/cms/images/stories/mag/0405/0405solberg.pdf)