CONNECTORS FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS - PART 16-21: MECHANICAL TESTS ON CONTACTS AND TERMINATIONS - TEST 16U: WHISKER TEST VIA THE APPLICATION OF EXTERNAL MECHANICAL STRESSES

Published date

29-06-2012

Publisher

European Committee for Standards - Electrical

FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test equipment
5 Preparation of the specimens
6 Measurement of whisker length
7 Test method
8 Requirements
9 Information to be recorded
10 Details to be specified
Annex A (informative) - Whisker growth due to mechanical
        stresses induced by assembly processes and intended
        usage
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

IEC 60512-16-21:2012 The object of this standard is to define a standard test method to assess the possibility of whisker growth by external mechanical stress on the tin and tin-alloy plated parts of a connector in its application (after wire termination, after soldering, after mounting, mated with counterpart).

Committee	SR 48B
DocumentType	Test Method
PublisherName	European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
IEC 60512-16-21:2012	Identical
NF EN 60512-16-21 : 2012	Identical
NBN EN 60512-16-21 : 2012	Identical
NEN EN IEC 60512-16-21 : 2012	Identical
I.S. EN 60512-16-21:2012	Identical
PN EN 60512-16-21 : 2013	Identical
VDE 0687-512-16-21 : 2012	Identical
DIN EN 60512-16-21 : 2012	Identical
UNE-EN 60512-16-21:2012	Identical
BS EN 60512-16-21:2012	Identical
CEI EN 60512-16-21 : 2013	Identical
BS EN 60664-3:2017	Identical

IEC 60068-2-82:2007	Environmental testing - Part 2-82: Tests - Test XW1: Whisker test methods for electronic and electric components
IEC 60068-1:2013	Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-58:2015+AMD1:2017 CSV	Environmental testing - Part 2-58: Tests - Test Td: Test methods for solderability, resistance to dissolution of metallization and to soldering heat of surface mounting devices (SMD)
EN 60068-1:2014	Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
EN 61760-1:2006	SURFACE MOUNTING TECHNOLOGY - PART 1: STANDARD METHOD FOR THE SPECIFICATION OF SURFACE MOUNTING COMPONENTS (SMDS)
IEC 61760-1:2006	Surface mounting technology - Part 1: Standard method for the specification of surface mounting components (SMDs)
EN 60512-1:2001	Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General
EN 60068-2-82:2007	Environmental testing - Part 2-82: Tests - Test XW1: Whisker test methods for electronic and electric components
IEC 60512-1:2001	Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General
IEC 60050-581:2008	International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 581: Electromechanical components for electronic equipment