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EN ISO 12224-3:2003 - 01-05-2003 - Solder wire, solid and flux cored - Specifications and tests methods - Part 3: Wetting balance test method for flux core solder wire efficacy (ISO 12224- 3:2003)

NORMA TECNICA EN ISO 12224-3:2003

DATA 01/05/2003

TITOLO INGLESE Solder wire, solid and flux cored - Specifications and tests methods - Part 3: Wetting
balance test method for flux core solder wire efficacy (ISO 12224- 3:2003)

TESTO DELLA NORMA

CLASSIFICAZIONE ARGOMENTO CEN/TC 121

STATO VALIDITA' IN VIGORE

LINGUA Inglese
PREZZO NON SOCI 35,00
PREZZO SOCI 17,50
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 12224-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2003

ICS 25.160.50

English version

Solder wire, solid and flux cored - Specifications and tests

methods - Part 3: Wetting balance test method for flux cored
solder wire efficacy (ISO 12224-3:2003)

Fils d'apport de brasage, pleins et à flux incorporé - Massive Lotdrähte und flussmittelgefüllte Röhrenlote -
Spécifications et méthodes d'essai - Partie 3: Méthodes Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren - Teil 3: Bestimmung der
d'essai à la balance de mouillage de l'efficacité des fils à Flussmittelwirkung von flussmittelgefüllten Röhrenloten mit
flux incorporé (ISO 12224-3:2003) der Benetzungswaage (ISO 12224-3:2003)

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Foreword

This document (EN ISO 12224-3:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44
"Welding and allied processes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 121
"Welding", the secretariat of which is held by DS.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2003, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2003.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of

the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 12224-3:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 12224-3:2003 without any
modifications.

NOTE Normative references to International Standards are listed in Annex ZA (normative).

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications

with their relevant European publications

This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to
applies (including amendments).

NOTE Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated
by (mod.), the relevant EN/HD applies.

Publication Year Title EN Year

ISO 9454-1 1990 Soft soldering fluxes - Classification EN 29454-1 1993

and requirements - Part 1:
Classification, labelling and packaging

ISO 9455-16 1998 Soft soldering fluxes - Test methods - EN ISO 9455-16 2001
Part 16: Flux efficacy tests, wetting
balance method

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STANDARD 12224-3

First edition
2003-05-01

Solder wire, solid and flux cored —

Specifications and test methods —
Part 3:
Wetting balance test method for flux
cored solder wire efficacy
Fils d'apport de brasage, pleins et à flux incorporé — Spécifications et
méthodes d'essai —

Partie 3: Méthode d'essai à la balance de mouillage de l'efficacité des

fils à flux incorporé

Reference number
ISO 12224-3:2003(E)

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

ISO 12224-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes, Subcommittee
SC 12, Soldering and brazing materials.

ISO 12224 consists of the following parts, under the general title Solder wire, solid and flux cored —
Specifications and test methods:

 Part 1: Classification and performance requirements

 Part 2: Determination of flux content

 Part 3: Wetting balance test method for flux cored solder wire efficacy

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Solder wire, solid and flux cored — Specifications and test

methods —
Part 3:
Wetting balance test method for flux cored solder wire efficacy

1 Scope
This part of ISO 12224 specifies a wetting balance test method for measuring the flux efficacy of a cored
solder wire for the electronics industry. The test is applicable to all classes of flux listed in ISO 9454-1.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 9454-1, Soft soldering fluxes — Classification and requirements — Part 1: Classification, labelling and
packaging

ISO 9455-16:1998, Soft soldering fluxes — Test methods — Part 16: Flux efficacy tests, wetting balance
method

IEC 60068-2-54, Environmental testing. Part 2: Tests. Test Ta: Soldering — Solderability testing by the
wetting balance method

3 Principle
A copper coupon and flux cored solder wire are simultaneously immersed in a bath of molten solder alloy that
releases the flux to be tested by the coupon. It is subjected to a group of buoyancy forces due to Archimedian
thrust and the different surface tensions at the alloy/flux/test specimen interfaces. Data are collected on
wetting forces versus time which represent the meniscus, and therefore the wetting angle θ, the wetting speed
and the total wetting performance, i.e. the efficacy of the flux cored solder wire.

4 Apparatus
4.1 Solder bath, containing the alloy capable of reaching test temperature (see Figure 1 and 6.3).

4.2 Wetting balance, and ancillary instrumentation, conforming to IEC 60068-2-54.

4.3 Stainless steel crucible (see Figures 1 and 2).

4.4 Additional attachments, to hold cored solder wire to be tested in accordance with the dimensions
specified in Figure 3.

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4.5 Copper sulfidation artificial reference (SAR) test specimens, of the following dimensions:

 width: (10 ± 0,1) mm for flux cored solder wire diameter W 1 mm; 10 × the flux cored solder wire diameter
for flux cored solder wire diameter < 1 mm;

 length: constant between 15 mm and 30 mm, to suit the equipment used;

 thickness: either 0,1 mm ± 0,02 mm or 0,3 mm ± 0,05 mm.

4.6 Absorbent paper or lint free tissue.

4.7 Non-metallic, heat-resistant scraper.

5 Reagents
5.1 Acetone or methyl ethyl ketone.

Key
1 solder wire to be tested 6 crucible
2 insulation 7 temperature controlled solder bath
3 cored solder wire holder 8 wetting balance bath
4 wetting balance SAR coupon holder 9 alloy obtained from reflowed and fluxless cored solder
5 SAR coupon wire to be measured

Figure 1 — Apparatus for measuring wetting properties of cored solder wire

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Dimensions in millimetres

a Dimension adapted to the solder bath or the wetting balance

Figure 2 — Detail of the crucible

Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 solder to be tested
2 SAR coupon holder
3 SAR coupon
a (tan 15° × 22,5) mm = 6 mm
b level of the molten alloy in the crucible

Figure 3 — Relative position between the test coupon and the sample of the flux cored solder wire
to be tested before the test

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6 Procedure

6.1 Artificial reference sulfidation (SAR)

The controlled pollution shall be obtained in accordance with Annex B of ISO 9455-16:1998.

6.2 Calibration

The apparatus shall be calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

6.3 Preparation

Maintain the wetting balance (4.2) bath temperature at 50 °C ± 3 °C above the alloy liquidus temperature of
the flux cored solder wire. Put the crucible (4.3) into the properly filled solder bath (4.1) in order to maintain
sufficient heat transfer to the molten alloy. Completely fill the crucible with alloy of the same composition as
the flux cored solder wire to be tested. When the alloy is fully molten, adjust the level of the molten alloy to the
top of the crucible and clean the surface with the scraper (4.7).

Clean at least 20 cm of each of the two samples of the flux cored solder wire with acetone or methyl ethyl
ketone (5.1) on absorbent paper or lint free tissue (4.6).

Place the cleaned solder wire in the solder wire holders (4.4) as shown in Figure 3.

6.4 Measurement

Before each test, adjust the level of the molten alloy to the top of the crucible; using the non-metallic scraper
(4.7), remove the dross from the top of the crucible.

Set the two samples of the flux cored solder wire such that they are just in contact with the molten alloy in the
crucible and fix them in position (see Figure 3).

Immediately following this:

 suspend the test specimen on the sensor, set the test apparatus to zero (if necessary);
 immediately start the recorder (see 4.2) and dip the SAR coupon and the two flux cored solder wire
samples into the molten alloy to a depth of 3 mm ± 0,2 mm at a rate of 20 mm/s ± 5 mm/s (see Figure 4);
run the test for a duration of 10 s ± 1 s;
 stop the recording operation upon withdrawal of the test specimen if stopping is not automatic.
Take ten measurements and from them obtain an arithmetic mean.

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Dimensions in millimetres

a) before wetting b) after wetting

Key
1 solder wire to be tested
2 SAR coupon holder
3 SAR coupon
a Immersion depth.
b Condition of maximum repelling force.
c Condition of maximum wetting force.

Figure 4 — Relative positions, during the test, between the SAR coupon
and the sample of the flux cored solder wire to be tested

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7 Interpretation of resultant curves

The appearance of an ideal curve is shown in Figure 5.

a Attraction
b Repulsion

 A-B represents the penetration of the molten alloy by the test specimen (repelling force due to Archimedian thrust
and to the vertical component of the surface tensions).

 B represents the end of test specimen immersion [maximum repelling force, see Figure 4 a)].

 C represents the beginning of wetting (the repelling force applied to the test specimen is gradually compensated for
by the force of attraction due to the variation of the surface tension vertical component).

 D represents the achievement of maximum wetting force, FR [see Figure 4 b)].

 E represents the test specimen beginning to exit from the molten alloy.

 A-A represents the integrated value of area of the wetting curve from the start of the test.

 T0 represents the time to buoyancy corrected to zero.

 F2 represents the wetting force at 2 s from start of test.

 F5 represents the wetting force at 5 s from start of test.

NOTE In practice the recorder curve may be slightly different in shape to the theoretical form of Figure 5 owing to a
perturbation in the wetting process, but this has no influence on the expression of the results.

Figure 5 — Ideal curve of the resultant wetting force

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The flux cored solder wire efficacy shall be determined from the curve of the recorded resultant wetting force
by either of the following two methods.

a) By calculating a wetting angle θ, expressed in degrees, given by the equation:

FR + ρ × v × g
cosθ =
γ LV × l

where

FR is the maximum force after time, tm, in newtons;

tm is the time to maximum force in seconds;

ρ is the density of the solder in kilograms per cubic metre;

v is the immersed volume in cubic metres;

g is acceleration due to gravity;

γLV is liquid/vapour surface tension newtons per metre;

l is the periphery of the test specimen in metres.

b) By comparing with a reference curve FREF = f(t) according to different criteria, e.g.:

1) the time at which wetting begins;

2) the time at which the force reaches 2/3 of the maximum force;

3) the time at which the maximum wetting force is obtained;

4) a dewetting coefficient ∆F/FR i.e.

Maximum force reached − Force on completion of measuring

FR

5) the scatter of the family of obtained curves;

6) the area under the curves, calculated using appropriate methods.

8 Test report
The test report shall include the following information:

a) identification of the test sample (flux cored solder wire);

b) test method used (reference to this part of ISO 12224, i.e., ISO 12224-3);

c) test specimen dimensions and material;

d) SAR grade of the test specimen, as defined in annex B of ISO 9455-16:1998;

e) depth of immerson of the test specimen in the molten alloy;

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f) results obtained from Clause 7;

g) any unusual features noted during the procedure;

h) details of any operation not specified in the method, or any optional operation which may have influenced
the results.

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