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Lead melts at 340C and vaporizes at 1740C (at least someone ... - Mar 04, 2004 by adlsmt

I don't have a clue, but I am really curious as to the purpo... - Mar 04, 2004 by RDR

Russ, Thanks for the laugh. Glad to know some of you still h... - Mar 04, 2004 by

Alloying lead does not affect its vapor temperature. As you... - Mar 04, 2004 by davef

Thanks Dave. The purpose is to educate our employee's. Altho... - Mar 05, 2004 by adlsmt

OK, if that's the point of concern, use the boiling point of... - Mar 05, 2004 by davef

I have had OSHA strap accumulative "sniffers" onto wave oper... - Mar 05, 2004 by

We think that's a good idea. We bring in a company that mon... - Mar 06, 2004 by davef

Hi, everyone knows that we will soon phase into Lead free p... - Mar 06, 2004 by

We outsource those services. In cases like this I think ind... - Mar 06, 2004 by

I think it is a good idea to "waste" money on this analysis.... - Mar 06, 2004 by

Ken, So your sniffers can deal with not only lead content ... - Mar 06, 2004 by

adlsmt

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Lead vapor | 4 March, 2004

Lead melts at 340C and vaporizes at 1740C (at least someone told me that)

63/37 tin/lead melts at 183C, so does anyone know at what temp the lead will vaporize in this alloy or is it the same 1740C?

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RDR

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Lead vapor | 4 March, 2004

I don't have a clue, but I am really curious as to the purpose of this thread. Did you have some boards come out of an oven that were vaporized and you are curous how hot they got!! OR are you trying to "go lead free" just kidding.

Russ

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pdeuel

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Lead vapor | 4 March, 2004

Russ, Thanks for the laugh. Glad to know some of you still have a sence of humor. I also could not figure out the reason for this thread. I will hadzard a guess that melting point of lead with aloy would not be diferant from melting point of lead by it'self. I would guess that lead would vaporize leaving alloy behind. I do know that vaporazition of some chemicals remain virtually the same when combined with other chemicals. Lead vaporizes at the tempurature lead vaporizes. I assume that mixing with alloy would not change this much.

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davef

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Lead vapor | 4 March, 2004

Alloying lead does not affect its vapor temperature. As you and others mentioned, the vapor temperature is well out of the range of your processing temperatures.

Some people concern themselves about potential health hazards of lead by thinking about inhaling lead vapor. This is unfounded. The concern should be the potential for inhaling the lead oxide / sulfide dust that is an element of dross. That's why: * Operators doing maintainance on the wave need to use proper gear and be educated. * Companies should provide proper equipment, such as a down draft table. * Annual hazardous material monitoring should include wave operators. * Dross pots require special handling.

Here's more on lead: http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/l1/lead.asp

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adlsmt

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Lead vapor | 5 March, 2004

Thanks Dave. The purpose is to educate our employee's. Although I dont think lead vapor is an issue in our facility, I would like to be able to back it up rather than just say "don't worry about it".

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davef

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Lead vapor | 5 March, 2004

OK, if that's the point of concern, use the boiling point of solder as your starting of your conversation. You can find this temperature on the MSDS [from your solder supplier] for the alloy you are using. Expect to find a value on the order of >1300*C.

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Ken

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Lead vapor | 5 March, 2004

I have had OSHA strap accumulative "sniffers" onto wave operators and maint. tech's. THe sniffers collect air bound particulates and trap them into a filter. Later the filter is analyzed and an operator exposure rate is determined. They also will lay doen tack strips and collect "dust" and particles that will naturally settle out on top of machinery and such. Additionally, they will measure effectiveness of hand washing by performing a pre and post wash hand "sample".

Our people are WELL within recommended regulatory guidelines. Canister respirators should be mandatory for de-drossing!

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davef

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