Tensile strength of preceramic solder joints formed using an infrared heat source.

Infrared soldering was compared to gas-oxygen torch soldering by testing specimens made from each of the following four classes of metal ceramic alloys: gold-platinum-palladium, gold-palladium, palladium-silver, and nickel-chromium-beryllium. There was no significant difference between infrared and torch soldering for the gold-palladium, palladium-silver, and base metal alloy specimens. However, infrared soldering of the gold-platinum-palladium alloy samples produced significantly weaker joints than those produced by torch soldering.