Non-Government Standards and Handbooks applicable to Lead-free (IPC)

IPC J-STD-001: Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies is a joint standard prescribing practices and requirements for the manufacture of soldered electrical and electronic assemblies.  This standard describes materials, methods, and acceptance criteria for producing soldered electrical and electronic assemblies.  The intent of this document is to rely on process control methodology to ensure consistent quality levels during the manufacture of products.  Adopted for use by the Department of Defense (DoD).  J-STD-001D is world-recognized as the sole industry-consensus standard covering soldering materials and processes.  The document includes support for lead free manufacturing, in addition to easier to understand criteria for materials, methods and verification for producing quality soldered interconnections and assemblies.  The requirements for all three classes of construction are included.  Full color illustrations are provided for clarity.  This standard fully complements IPC-A-610D.

J-STD-001DS: Space Applications Electronics Hardware Addendum provides additional requirements over those published in IPC J-STD-001D to ensure the reliability of soldered electrical and electronic assemblies that must survive the vibration and thermal cyclic environments getting to and operating in space.  When required by procurement documentation/drawings, this Addendum supplements or replaces specifically identified requirements of IPC J-STD- 001, Revision D.

J-STD-609: Marking and Labeling of Components, PCBs and PCBAs to Identify Lead (Pb), Pb-Free and Other Attributes is a joint standard developed by IPC and JEDEC.  J-STD-609 provides a marking and labeling system that aids in assembly, rework, repair and recycling.  The document provides for the identification of those assemblies that are assembled with lead-containing or lead free solder, components that have lead-containing or lead free second level interconnect terminal finishes and materials, the maximum component temperature not to be exceeded during assembly or rework processing, the base materials used in the PCB construction, including those PCBs that use halogen-free resin, the surface finish of PCBs and the conformal coating on PCBAs.  The document supersedes JESD 97 and IPC-1066.

IPC-A-610: Standard, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies is a commercial collection of visual quality acceptability requirements for electronic assemblies.  This document presents acceptance requirements for the manufacture of electrical and electronic assemblies.  IPC-A-610 is the most widely used electronics assembly standard in the world.  A must for all quality assurance and assembly departments, IPC-A-610D illustrates industry-accepted workmanship criteria for electronics assemblies through full-color photographs and illustrations. Topics include lead free, component orientation and soldering criteria for through-hole, SMT and discrete wiring assemblies, mechanical assembly, cleaning, marking, coating, and laminate requirements.

IPC-7711/7721: Rework and Repair Guidelines prescribes the procedural requirements, tools, materials, and methods to be used in the modification, rework, repair, overhaul, or restoration of electronic products.  Although this document is based in large part on the Product Class Definitions of ANSI/J-STD-001, this document should be considered applicable to any type of electronic equipment.  When invoked by contract as the controlling document for the modification, rework, repair, overhaul, or restoration of products, the requirements flowdown apply.  This guide includes everything needed for modification, repair, and rework of electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards.  IPC-7711B/7721B Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies has received a complete procedure by procedure update to assure applicability to both lead free and traditional SnPb soldered assemblies.

IPC/WHMA-A-620: Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies is an industry consensus standard for cable and wire harness fabrication and installation.  Classes of products are defined and include criteria for Target, Acceptable, Process Indicator and Defect conditions to support the collection of visual quality acceptability requirements for each class.  IPC/WHMA-A-620A describes acceptability criteria for crimped, mechanically secured and soldered interconnection, and the corresponding lacing/restraining criteria associated with cable and harness assemblies.  Written criteria are supported by 599 full-color illustrations.