Percentage impurities permitted by international specifications compared with typical analysis of PAI bar solders
 

Element

Chemical Symbol

ISO-9453 “E” alloy
( Maximum)

I.P.C.
J-STD-006
Variation C (maximum)

Japan
JIS-Z-3282
( Maximum)

PAI PRODUCT
( maximum)

Arsenic

As

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.002

Bismuth

Bi

0.05

0.10

0.05

0.01

Iron

Fe

0.02

0.02

0.03

0.01

Copper

Cu

0.05

0.08

0.05

0.003

Silver

Ag

no limit

0.05

no limit

0.001

Aluminum

Al

0.001

0.005

0.005

0.0002

Cadmium

Cd

0.002

0.002

no limit

0.001

Zinc

Zn

0.001

0.003

0.005

<0.0005

Antimony

Sb

0.05

0.05

0.30

0.01

Total of all others
(Gold, Indium,
Nickel, etc.)

 

0.08

0.05

no limit

<0.005