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soldering or brazing
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thumb|upright=1.5|Using a soldering iron to desolder a contact from a wire
Soldering or brazing is a process of joining two metal pieces together by melting a filler metal between them, as shown in the image where a soldering iron is used to work with electronic connections. This technique is important because it creates strong, permanent bonds that are essential for building and repairing everything from electronics to metal structures.
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- Origins
- Applications
- Solderability
- Solders
- Soldering vs. brazing
- Silver soldering
- Mechanical and aluminium soldering
- Flux
- Heating methods
- Laser soldering
- Photonic soldering
- Induction soldering
- Fiber focus infrared soldering
- Resistance soldering
- Active soldering
- Pipe soldering
- Copper tube soldering defects
- Stained glass soldering
- {{anchor|REBALLING}}Electronics soldering
- Hand soldering
- {{anchor|Soldering defects}}Defects
- {{anchor|Cold joint}}Cold joints
- Dry joints
- Avoiding overheating of components
- Visual inspection of joints
- Flux use and residue
- Desoldering and resoldering
- Wave soldering and reflow soldering
- Hot-bar reflow
- Environmental regulation and RoHS
- Lead-free
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.5|Using a soldering iron to desolder a contact from a wire
Soldering (; ) is a process of joining two metal surfaces together using a filler metal called solder. The soldering process involves heating the surfaces to be joined and melting the solder, which is then allowed to cool and solidify, creating a strong and durable joint.
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