The easiest (and correct) way is to take a quick analysis (like EDS).
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From: Ashok Dhawan
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Subject: [TN] Black material under plating
Sent: Aug 31, 2010 18:17

Anyone encountered black coating like material under plating of heatsink ?

The package is TO 220. Upon desoldering the package or plying off the board 
with a nose plier, it sheared off at plating. A portion of plating stayed on the 
board while remaining on heatsink plate. The surface on parts' heatsink where 
plating peeled off is black in color. On scratching with sharp tool, it appears to 
have copper under.

The surface is tin lead plated. Any guesses what this black surface could be ? 

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