Soldering

Soldering is one of the most important joining processes in addition to welding and gluing. Soldering is a thermal process for substance-to-substance bonds and coating of materials, whereas a liquid phase is formed by melting an additional solder alloy or by diffusion at the interfaces. The solidus temperature of the basic material is not being exceeded. During the soldering process, a liquid phase is caused by melting of a solder alloy or by diffusion processes within the intermediate layer.