FKM-20P alcohol-soluble flux-paste is a new generation universal organic ecoflux based on modified rosin. FKM-20P paste is a non-toxic and non-corrosive to metals, alcohol-washable flux. FKM-20P consists exclusively of substances used in the food and cosmetic industries, which determines its safety for health.
Designed for soldering electrical switching doses, copper, nickel-plated surfaces, copper alloys (except for brass and zinc), allows tinning some types of steel. It is especially worth noting the highest efficiency of FKM-20P when soldering nickel-plated connectors that cannot be tinned with rosin.
FKM-20P allows you to solder the RF connector quickly preventing the dielectric from melting.
A distinctive feature of the flux is that it tins oxidized and darkened copper very well without causing further corrosion even if it is not washed off.
This property makes it possible to quickly solder copper without first stripping the darkened layer. The soft consistency of the flux provides easy rinsing with polar organic solvents (ethyl alcohol, isopropanol, acetone, ethyl acetate).
The main difference from classical fluxes is the absence of inorganic acids and their salts (chlorides and hydrochlorides), amines and amino alcohols (hydrochloric ethanolamine and diethylamine), acid anhydrides, ammonium salts in the composition of FKM-20P. Since the flux does not contain strong electrolytes, it does not corrode metals.
The flux does not contain toxic compounds and its vapors are not hazardous to health, unlike many other active fluxes containing halogens and harmful organics.
The ability to dissolve metal oxide layers is due to the ionization of active components only in the molten state; at ordinary temperatures, the flux has no noticeable activity.
Flux FKM-20P contains as a base catalytically hydrogenated rosin (with hydrogen under pressure on a palladium catalyst), the molecular composition of which has been changed by a number of special chemical reactions. The rosin modified in this way is oxidized to a much lesser extent by atmospheric oxygen and is not prone to parasitic crystallization during storage of the product. It has an increased melting point and smoke point, and is devoid of low-boiling constituents.