Can anyone confirm whether it is true that the chemistry of all electroless
gold baths contains cyanide, and that the next round of HAZMATs  targeted by
the [federal] EPA's Design for the Environment  (DfE) program includes such
substances such as formaldehyde and  [drum roll].......cyanide?


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In a message dated 7/29/2005 7:15:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Do not  discount ENIG.
There is data available now showing that soldering to the Ni  surface at the
SAC alloy temperature conditions produces a very robust  solder joint.
There are Ni baths available now that are RoHS compliant i.e.  no Cd and no
PB.

Best  regards

George  Milad
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National Accounts Manager  for  Technology
Uyemura International Corporation
Technical  Center
240  Town LIne Rd
Southington CT 06489
(516) 901 3874  (mobile)
(860)  793-4011 (office)
(860) 793-4020  (fax)






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