[Ted Yapo] shared a method of easily and conveniently soldering to aluminum, which depends on a little prep work to end up only slightly more complex than soldering to copper. A typical way to ...

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Lead-free solders typically use some combination of indium (In), tin (Sn), or aluminum (Al). Interestingly, cadmium-zinc (Cd-Zn) solder, while considered a lead-free alloy, is not RoHS compliant due ...

Adding a solder mask might be one of those features for some, but if you happen to have a laser cutter and a few business cards sitting around then this process is within reach of the home builder ...

The device is described in the paper FoilMet-Interconnect: Busbarless, electrically conductive adhesive-free, and solder-free aluminum interconnection for modules with shingled solar cells ...

Muktar Hamed works for India’s informal recycling sector. He is 15 years old and earns a living by recycling aluminum scrap. Every day, he wakes up just before 7 a.m., washes, eats breakfast, and then ...

Robert Feranec, a hardware design engineer and educator who runs an excellent YouTube channel focusing on electronics, has a fascinating and satisfying video showing how soldering works up-close ...

Now it’s creating the portable soldering iron to end all soldering irons. Here are our thoughts. iFixit says it’s time to free the soldering iron from the clutches of the wall outlet ...

Copper got 46% of votes in an informal poll at the LME Seminar on which base metal is likely to have most upside.

From commercial aircraft to soda cans, aluminum is a large part of our daily lives. The mass production of aluminum-based products can be attributed to its lightweight nature and durability ...

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