Lead-Free Solder (IMAGE)

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

Lead-Free Solder

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A lead-free solder developed by US Department of Ames Laboratory metallurgist Iver Anderson is now the top royalty income-generating technology ever produced in the history at Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University. The solder is widely used in consumer electronics as a greener alternative to tin-lead solder.

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US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory

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