lead-free
Speech parts
1. lead-free - Adjective
2. lead-free - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead
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lead-free gasoline
Industry did not foresee one failure mechanism caused by the transition to lead-free products mandated by RoHS.
The Army spent more developing the M855A1 which performs as well or nearly as well as the Mk318, but is cheaper per round and has the advantage of being lead-free.
Most lead-free replacements for conventional 60/40 and 63/37 Sn-Pb solder have melting points from 5 to 20 °C higher, though there are also solders with much lower melting points.
Such problems happen with all kinds of solder, but are much more severe with the lead-free solders which have become widespread in electronics work, which require higher temperatures than solders containing lead.
Copper is very easily corroded, eating away the tip, particularly in lead-free work; iron is not.