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AWS breaks new ground with soldering specification
The American Welding Society (AWS) standards and specifications plays an important role in qualification of solders and soldering procedures. AWS first approved document in 2008 addresses specifically soldering technology. That document is titled AWS B2.3/B2.3M:2008, Specification for Soldering Procedure and Performance Qualification. This specification provides the requirements for qualification of soldering procedure specifications, solderers, and soldering operators for manual, mechanized, and automatic soldering. AWS B2.3 also lists inorganic acid fluxes according to the applicable base material. The document consists two sections titled, 'Soldering Procedure Qualification' and 'Soldering Performance Qualification.' The first section establishes the specimen geometry, fabrication procedures, and solder joint test and evaluation data. The second title addresses the ability of a solderer, a person who performs the manual soldering process, or the soldering operator.