No the plating is not a homogenous part of the item. The plating has to

be considered in its own right. Welcome to RoHS.



To be considered homogeneous, a substance must be evenly distributed

throughout the mass of the host.



Regards,

 

Chris

 

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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Chen

Sent: 07 July 2006 00:30

To: [log in to unmask]

Subject: [LF] Cadmium in Electroless Nickel Plating Process



I have a quick question....



If a piece of copper is nickel plated, is the nickel plating considered

a

homogenous part?  There are traces of cadmium in the nickel plating so

would the requirement be 0.01% of the weight of the nickel plating or

the

nickel plated copper part?



Your response is appreciated.



John



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