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Old 20th Jun 2019, 9:06 pm   #35
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Default Re: Poor solderability of old components, solutions?

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Originally Posted by Andrew2 View Post
Ah, they're aluminium! Odd, as they don't seem like it at all, feeling more like a thin tin plate. The peel-off lid is quite springy, not like ali at all.
You rarely come across pure aluminium, it's almost always in the form of some alloy or another and some can exhibit a feeling of hardness that seems like tin plated steel. It can be difficult to assess the density as well of some shapes, so magnets are the best arbiter.

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