INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 3677

Third edition
2016-09-15

Filler metal for soldering and

brazing — Designation
Métaux d’apport de brasage tendre et de brasage fort — Désignation

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Contents Page

Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Symbols and requirements......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
2.2 First part (applicable to all materials)................................................................................................................................. 1
2.3 Second part (applicable to all materials).......................................................................................................................... 1
2.4 Third part (for brazing filler metals only)........................................................................................................................ 2
3 Examples........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
3.1 Solders............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
3.2 Brazing filler materials..................................................................................................................................................................... 2

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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes, Subcommittee
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Filler metal for soldering and brazing — Designation

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies designations for filler materials for soldering and brazing, on
the basis of their chemical composition. For brazing materials only, the designation includes their
solidus/liquidus temperatures. This International Standard deals with the metallic part of filler
materials used in soldering and brazing products, e.g. foils, wires, rods, pastes, flux coated rods/wires,
flux cored rods/wires, etc.

2 Symbols and requirements

2.1 General
The designation is divided into two parts for soldering filler metals and three parts for brazing filler
metals. In each case, the parts are separated by a dash.

2.2 First part (applicable to all materials)

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The first part consists of a letter denoting the type of use of the material, as follows:
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“S” shall be used for all soldering filler metals;
b) “B” shall be used for all brazing filler metals.
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2.3 Second part (applicable to all materials)

2.3.1 The second part consists of a group of symbols, in accordance with the classification given in
2.3.2 to 2.3.6, indicating the various metals or metalloids making up the filler metal.

2.3.2 The chemical symbol of the major element in the filler metal is placed first. This is followed by
the nominal mass percentage of the element concerned. This value shall be expressed as a whole number
with an accuracy of ±1.

When a range is specified for an element in the alloy, the nominal value to be used in the designation
should be the mean of the range, rounded to the nearest whole number, or rounded to the nearest even
number if the mean is halfway between two whole numbers. When only a minimum value is specified,
however, the rounded-off minimum percentage should be used as the nominal value in the designation.

2.3.3 The chemical symbols of the other metals or metalloids specified in the alloy are given in
decreasing order of their nominal percentage. In addition, for soldering filler metals only, each chemical
symbol shall be followed by the nominal mass percentage of the element concerned (see 2.3.2). If two or
more elements have the same nominal mass percentage they shall be classified in order of decreasing
atomic number.

2.3.4 Metals or metalloids with a nominal specified value (see 2.3.2) less than 1 % by mass shall not be
indicated in the designation, unless these elements are functional components of the alloy; in which case,
they shall be indicated by:

a) for soldering filler metals, their chemical symbols only;

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b) for brazing filler metals, their chemical symbols enclosed in parentheses.

2.3.5 Only the chemical symbols of the first six constituents shall be indicated.

2.3.6 For solders for electronic applications, the letter “E” shall be added immediately after the
second part.

2.4 Third part (for brazing filler metals only)

The third part indicates the temperatures, expressed in degrees Celsius, at the beginning and end of
solidification. The solidus temperature shall be placed first, followed by the liquidus temperature. The
temperatures shall be separated by an oblique stroke (slash).

3 Examples

3.1 Solders

3.1.1 A tin-base alloy (60 %) with 39 % lead and 0,4 % antimony, with a solidus/liquidus temperature
of S 183 °C–L 191 °C, shall be designated as follows:

S-Sn60Pb40Sb

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3.1.2 A tin-base alloy (63 %) with 37 % lead of high purity, for use in special applications (e.g. in the
electronics industry), with a melting temperature of 183 °C shall be designated as follows:
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S-Sn63Pb37E
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3.2.1 A binary eutectic filler metal with 72 % silver and 28 % copper, with a melting temperature of
780 °C, shall be designated as follows:

B-Ag72Cu-780
A similar alloy, but containing lithium (less than 1 %) as a functional element, shall be designated as
follows:
B-Ag72Cu(Li)-780

3.2.2 A nickel-base filler metal (63 %) with 16 % tungsten, 10 % chromium, 3,8 % iron, 3,2 % silicon,
2,5 % boron, 0,5 % carbon, 0,6 % phosphorus, 0,1 % manganese and 0,2 % cobalt, with a solidus/liquidus
temperature of S 970 °C–L 1105 °C shall be designated as follows:

B-Ni63WCrFeSiB-970/1105

3.2.3 A copper-base alloy (59 %) with 40 % zinc, 0,5 % tin, 0,2 % silicon, 0,2 % manganese and 0,1 %
nickel, with a solidus/liquidus temperature of S 850 °C–L 885 °C, shall be designated as follows:

B-Cu59Zn-850/885

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