Material Properties Of Stainless Steel: What Does It Mean For Stencil Manufacturers?

By C.H. Mahn and A.C. Fischer

July 7, 2007 - With the introduction of ever-smaller components in the electronic circuit board industry, solder paste printing has risen up to quite a few challenges and will face many more in the immediate future with 01005 components.

Therefore it is very important to choose the right base material for your solder stencil, this includes physical, mechanical and chemical properties often overlooked.

This paper focuses on many important qualities of stencil blanks, and puts them in perspective of the legal requirements for lead-free printing, and customer demands for ultra-fine-pitch printing.

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