SIST EN IEC 61189-5-501:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2021
Preskusne metode za električne materiale, tiskane plošče ter druge povezovalne
strukture in sestave - 5-501. del: Splošne preskusne metode za materiale in
sestave - Preskušanje površinske izolacijske upornosti spajkalne paste
Test methods for electrical materials, printed boards and other interconnection structures
and assemblies - Part 5-501: General test methods for materials and assemblies -
Surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing of solder fluxes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61189-5-501:2021
ICS:
31.180 Tiskana vezja (TIV) in tiskane Printed circuits and boards
plošče
31.190 Sestavljeni elektronski Electronic component
elementi assemblies
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61189-5-501

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2021
ICS 31.180
English Version
Test methods for electrical materials, printed boards and other
interconnection structures and assemblies - Part 5-501: General
test methods for materials and assemblies - Surface insulation
resistance (SIR) testing of solder fluxes
(IEC 61189-5-501:2021)
Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux électriques, les cartes Prüfverfahren für Elektromaterialien, Leiterplatten und
imprimées et autres structures d'interconnexion et andere Verbindungsstrukturen und Baugruppen - Teil 5-
ensembles - Partie 5-501: Méthodes d'essai générales pour 501: Allgemeine Prüfverfahren für Materialien und
les matériaux et les ensembles - Essais de résistance Baugruppen - Prüfung des
d'isolement en surface (RIS) des flux de brasage Oberflächenisolationswiderstands (SIR) von Lotflussmitteln
(IEC 61189-5-501:2021) (IEC 61189-5-501:2021)
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European foreword
The text of document 91/1645/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 61189-5-501, prepared by IEC/TC 91
“Electronics assembly technology” was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 61189-5-501:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-12-02
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-03-02
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61189-5-501:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 61189-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61189-1
IEC 61189-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61189-3
IEC 61190-1-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61190-1-1
IEC 61190-1-2:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61190-1-2:2014 (not modified)
IEC 61191-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61191-1
ISO 9455-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 29455-1
ISO 9455-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9455-2
ISO 9455-17 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9455-17
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-1 2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: EN 60068-1 2014
General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-58 - Environmental testing - Part 2–58: EN 60068-2-58 -
Tests - Test Td: Test methods for
solderability, resistance to dissolution
of metallization and to soldering heat
of surface mounting devices (SMD)
IEC 60068-2-67 - Environmental testing - Part 2–67: EN 60068-2-67 -
Tests - Test Cy: Damp heat, steady-
state, accelerated test primarily
intended for components
IEC 60068-2-78 - Environmental testing - Part 2–78: EN 60068-2-78 -
Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady-
state
IEC 60194-2 - Printed boards design, manufacture - -
and assembly - Vocabulary - Part 2:
Common usage in electronic
technologies as well as printed board
and electronic assembly technologies
IEC 61189-5-504 - Test methods for electrical materials, EN -
printed boards and other IEC 61189-5-504
interconnection structures and
assemblies - Part 5–504: General test
methods for materials and assemblies
- Process ionic contamination testing
(PICT)
IEC/TR 61189-5-506 - Test methods for electrical materials, - -
printed boards and other
interconnection structures and
assemblies - Part 5–506: General test
methods for materials and assemblies
- An intercomparison evaluation to
implement the use of fine-pitch test
structures for surface insulation
resistance (SIR) testing of solder
fluxes in accordance with
IEC 61189-5-501
IEC 61190-1-3 - Attachment materials for electronic EN IEC 61190-1-3 -
assembly - Part 1–3: Requirements
for electronic grade solder alloys and
fluxed and non-fluxed solid solder for
electronic soldering applications
IEC 61249-2-7 - Materials for printed boards and other EN 61249-2-7 -
interconnecting structures - Part 2–7:
Reinforced base materials clad and
unclad - Epoxide woven E-glass
laminated sheet of defined
flammability (vertical burning test),
copper-clad
IEC 61189-5-501 ®
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Test methods for electrical materials, printed boards and other interconnection

structures and assemblies –
Part 5-501: General test methods for materials and assemblies – Surface

insulation resistance (SIR) testing of solder fluxes

Méthodes d’essai pour les matériaux électriques, les cartes imprimées et autres

structures d’interconnexion et ensembles –

Partie 5-501: Méthodes d’essai générales pour les matériaux et les ensembles –

Essais de résistance d’isolement en surface (RIS) des flux de brasage

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Equipment/Apparatus . 7
4.1 Measurement instrument . 7
4.2 Resistor verification coupon . 8
4.3 Damp heat chamber . 8
4.4 Additional apparatus . 9
4.4.1 Ionic contamination test system . 9
4.4.2 Drying oven . 9
4.4.3 Camera . 9
4.4.4 Backlight panel . 9
5 Test coupons . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 IEC TB144 (IPC B53) test coupon . 9
5.3 Laminate . 10
5.4 Coupons for testing . 10
5.5 Chamber controls . 10
5.6 Blank process controls . 11
5.7 Test conditions . 11
5.7.1 Fluxes not intended for cleaning . 11
5.7.2 Fluxes intended for cleaning . 11
5.8 Test duration. 11
5.9 Test voltage . 11
5.10 Connecting the test coupons . 11
5.10.1 General . 11
5.10.2 Connector/test rack . 11
5.10.3 Direct wiring . 12
5.11 Cable connection . 12
5.12 Coupon orientation in the chamber . 12
6 Coupon preparation . 13
6.1 General . 13
6.2 Coupon cleaning . 13
6.3 Identification . 13
6.4 Inspection . 13
6.5 Storage . 13
6.6 No clean fluxes . 14
6.7 Cleanable type fluxes . 14
6.8 Solder paste coupons . 14
6.8.1 Coupon preparation . 14
6.8.2 Cleaning of coupons . 15
6.9 Preparation of coupons for chamber . 15
7 Test procedure . 15
8 Measurements . 15
9 Evaluation . 15

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10 Reporting. 16
Annex A (informative) General advice for testing . 17
A.1 Test coupons . 17
A.2 Test coupon development . 17
A.3 Sampling. 17
A.3.1 General . 17
A.3.2 Coupon count . 17
A.3.3 Sample sizes . 17
A.3.4 Characterising materials . 17
A.3.5 Characterising process(es) . 17
A.3.6 Derived unit of SIR . 17
A.3.7 Set-up parameters . 18
A.4 Humidity . 18
A.5 Voltage . 18
Bibliography . 19

Figure 1 – SIR pattern . 6
Figure 2 – Example of a resistor verification coupon . 8
Figure 3 – IPC B53 Surface insulation resistance pattern . 10
Figure 4 – Connector arrangement . 12
Figure 5 – Specimen orientation in test chamber . 12
Figure 6 – Coupon orientation in test chamber . 13

Table 1 – Coupons for surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing . 14

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TEST METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL MATERIALS, PRINTED BOARDS
AND OTHER INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURES AND ASSEMBLIES –

Part 5-501: General test methods for materials and assemblies –
Surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing of solder fluxes

FOREWORD
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rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
IEC 61189-5-501 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 91: Electronics assembly
technology. It is an International Standard.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
91/1645/CDV 91/1672/RVC
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
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A list of all parts in the IEC 61189 series, published under the general title Test methods for
electrical materials, printed boards and other interconnection structures and assemblies, can
be found on the IEC website.
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TEST METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL MATERIALS, PRINTED BOARDS
AND OTHER INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURES AND ASSEMBLIES –

Part 5-501: General test methods for materials and assemblies –
Surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing of solder fluxes

1 Scope
This part of IEC 61189 is used to quantify the deleterious effects of flux residues on surface
insulation resistance (SIR) in the presence of moisture.
Interdigitated comb patterns comprising long parallel electrodes on an IPC B53 standardized
test coupon are used for the evaluation. Coupons are conditioned and measurements taken at
a high temperature and humidity. The electrodes are electrically biased during conditioning to
facilitate electrochemical reactions, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3.
Reference can be made to IEC TR 61189-5-506, which examines different geometry comb
patterns: 400 µm x 500 µm; 400 µm x 200 µm; and 318 µm x 318 µm.

Figure 1 – SIR pattern
Specifically, this method is designed to simultaneously assess:
• leakage current caused by ionized water films and electrochemical degradation of test
vehicle, (corrosion, dendritic growth);
• provide metrics that can appropriately be used for binary classification (e.g. go/no go;
pass/fail);
• compare, rank or characterize materials and processes.
This test is carried out at high humidity and heat conditions.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60068-1:2013, Environmental testing – Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-58, 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)
IEC 60068-2-67, Environmental testing – Part 2-67: Tests – Test Cy: Damp heat, steady state,
accelerated test primarily intended for components

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IEC 60068-2-78, Environmental testing – Part 2-78: Tests – Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
IEC 60194-2, Printed boards design, manufacture and assembly – Vocabulary – Part 2:
Common usage in electronic technologies as well as printed board and electronic assembly
technologies
IEC 61189-5-504, Test methods for electrical materials, printed board and other interconnection
structures and assemblies – Part 5-504: General test methods for materials and assemblies –
Process ionic contamination testing (PICT)
IEC TR 61189-5-506, Test methods for electrical materials, printed boards and other
interconnection structures and assemblies – Part 5-506: General test methods for materials and
assemblies – An intercomparison evaluation to implement the use of fine pitch test structures
for surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing of solder fluxes in accordance with IEC 61189-5-
IEC 61190-1-3, Attachment materials for electronic assembly – Part 1-3: Requirements for
electronic grade solder alloys and fluxed and non-fluxed solid solder for electronic soldering
applications
IEC 61249-2-7, Materials for printed boards and other interconnecting structures – Part 2-7:
Reinforced base materials clad and unclad – Epoxide woven E-glass laminated sheet of defined
flammability (vertical burning test), copper-clad
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60068-1, IEC 60068-
2-58, IEC 60194-2, and IEC 61190-1-3 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
4 Equipment/Apparatus
4.1 Measurement instrument
This shall consist of a measuring device capable of measuring insulation resistance in the range
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of at least 10 Ω to 10 Ω.
It shall be capable of measuring and recording each individual test channel/pattern. The
measurement circuit shall incorporate a 1 MΩ current limiting resistor in each current pathway.
The tolerance of the total measurement system shall be
• ±5 % up to 10 Ω at 5 V;
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• ±10 % between 10 Ω to 10 Ω at 5 V;
• ±20 % above 10 Ω at 5 V.
If a different tes
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