Datasheet

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TECHNICAL BULLETIN MET1013
SmartHeat
®
Technology is unique in that it senses the specific thermal demand directly at the solder pad
and delivers the precise quantity and flow of thermal energy during both flux activation and intermetallic
bonding phases without any adjustment and calibration. SmartHeat
®
is radically different and provides
users the only fully safe and thermally effective soldering lead free solution.
Conventional technology senses and responds to the tip temperature and not the thermal energy demand
of the solder joint and users are required to calibrate their systems regularly. In today’s lead free
environment, the conventional technology is thermally inefficient to produce good quality solder joints
consistently and leaves process control in the hands of the individual operators.
Good quality joints are a result of precise quantity and flow of thermal energy and not tip temperature.
Fixed temperature cartridges and tips offer users a fully safe and thermally effective solution to their lead
free soldering needs as well as complete process control. Furthermore, fixed temperature cartridges and
tips can offer better tip life because they can operate at a lower temperature than conventional
technology. Please speak to our representatives on proper tip selection for your soldering applications.
Based on historical practices, we acknowledged that some of our customers have specific maximum
temperature criteria to meet when choosing a tip/cartridge for a particular application. The table below
provides the max tip temperature for our soldering cartridges/tips:
Series
Tips and Cartridges Range / Part Numbers
Application
Max tip temperature
500*
STTC-5xx, SMTC-5xx
Temp Sensitive
575°F / 302°C
600
STTC-0xx, SMTC-0xx, UFTC-6xxxx,
TATC-6xx, PTTC-6xx, SSC-6xxx
Temp Sensitive
675°F / 357°C
700
STTC-1xx, SMTC-1xx, UFTC-7xxxx, STDC-1xx,
STDC-7xxL, PTTC-7xx, SSC-7xxx
FR4/Glass Fiber
775°F / 412°C
800
STTC-8xx, SMTC-8xx, PTTC-8xx
Ceramic
905°F + / 485°C +
650
PHT-65xxxx
Temp Sensitive
690°F / 366°C
750
PHT-75xxxx
FR4/Glass Fiber
790°F / 421°C
T
STP-xxxx, RTP-xxxx, TTP-xxxx,
STV-xxxx, CTV-xxxx
Temp Sensitive
690°F / 366°C
F
SFP-xxxx, RFP-xxxx, TFP-xxxx, DFP-xxxx
SFV-xxxx, CFV-xxxx
FR4/Glass Fiber
790°F / 421°C
C
SCP-xxxx, RCP-xxxx, TCP-xxxx, DCP-xxxx
SCV-xxxx, CCV-xxxx
Ceramic
880°F / 471°C
Maximum Temperatures for Original and
Genuine Metcal Smartheat
®
Soldering,
Rework and Desoldering Tips & Cartridges
Cartridges and Tips
* 500 Series is only available for STTC & SMTC Series
Metcal SMARTHEAT Technology
Conventional Soldering Irons