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A finer type solder paste may solve one problem only to create another.

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And why waiting until the last process step is a bad idea. 

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Silver is a known whisker promoter but small amounts of bismuth mitigate the problem.

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Phase 2 of our study involved wetting balance, spread, DSC and mechanical tests.
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