Soldering iron is an indispensable tool sourced to carry out different projects such as home improvement, electronic repair, metal works etc. It is delicate as well as highly specialised instrument used in day to day life. It is one of the inevitable tool in every household. Having one on your hand opens the door to most of the DIY works instead of relying professionals. The basic function a soldering iron can perform is to form a bond between two work piece and it uses electronically soft metal to carry out this function. If you are interested in taking care of all household works on your own and planning to get a soldering iron, it is time to learn how it works. Explore this article to get complete idea of its function.

Components of soldering iron:

A solder is made with soft metal alloy such as zinc or copper in low percentage and tin occupies higher percentage in a soldering rod. Tin works an excellent agent to form a bond between two work pieces. Flux is another prominent component of a soldering rod. It generally comes in gel form and it acts a catalyst of the soldering rod.

Numerous types of soldering rods are available and most of them are employed to carry out same purpose. When the soldering irons are plugged in socket, it uses the electricity to produce heat. The high resistance in the soldering iron creates heat and the heat flows to the tip of the soldering iron. The tips gets hot and start to melt as well as forms a bond between two metals.

Five major types are available in soldering irons such as stations, adjustable irons, pencil irons, cordless iron finally torches. Understand them better before you employ them.