quaternary alloy


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quaternary alloy

[′kwät·ən‚er·ē ′al‚ȯi]
(metallurgy)
An alloy containing four principal elements apart from accidental impurities.
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The binary and ternary tin, silver and copper alloys produced faster wetting times and higher wetting forces than the quaternary alloys and the control tin/lead alloy.
Temperature Selection for Wave Soldering with Lead-Free Alloys -- Wetting balance testing established the best wave soldering temperatures for several lead-free alloys with a typical low-solids, no-clean flux

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