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I agree with everything you say, Barbara. It sounds like you are now on your way to making the correct choice.
Stay away from immersion tin.
If you choose immersion silver, refer to both IPC 1601 and IPC 4553 for storage and handling considerations. They can be managed.
The double-sided process can leave a slight reduction of solderability with immersion silver PWBs by the time you are ready to hand solder any PTH parts, making that more difficult to do, sometimes.
That is why I asked.
Also, if you select Immersion Silver,  make sure that your PWB fabricator has a good plating product, a well controlled process and some experience with it.
Ditto with ENIG. Especially with ENIG.
Regarding immersion silver, it is susceptible to environments that are heavy in sulfides, such as automotive exhaust, rubber processing, or paper processing. Keep some of these things in mind both from an end-use environment standpoint and from a storage standpoint. Do not store in areas where there are open containers of soaps, fluxes, etc., nearby.

From: Barbara Burcham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:22 AM
To: Stadem, Richard D.
Cc: TechNet E-Mail Forum
Subject: Re: [TN] Best Board Finish - beyond gold

Thanks everyone for you imput. What a great group of people!

Richard,
The application will be double sided, fine pitch array components, some through hole components and going into a shock environment.
I will need to connect with the assemblers to check on flux and paste compounds. Does this information help?  You make an excellent point. Must have the total picture. I do not know, yet, how long boards will sit on the shelf before moving into assembly, either. I do know that shelf life will also impact this decision.
I do not think that I want to use tin...that hairy growth stuff.
Barbara



On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Stadem, Richard D. <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Barbara,
What is the application, board type, component types, etc?
Immersion silver is my personal favorite, but that is completely irrelevant.
You should choose a board finish dependent upon the application of the CCA, whether it has fine-pitch array components, including CSPs, whether it is double-sided with PTH parts or hand-soldered components, the environment the CCA will be used in, the flux type to be used, the alloy that is required, and several other factors that go into the decision. Without complete knowledge of all these factors, it is hard for anyone to answer that question. I can tell you that IAg beats ENIG in cost, but each finish has strengths and weaknesses. Some definitely have more or less than others.



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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of Barbara Burcham
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [TN] Best Board Finish - beyond gold
Hey Y'all,
I am looking for a reliable bare board finish that beats the cost of gold.
What experience is out there?
What would you recommend?
Thanks,
Barbara Burcham
pcb Trace Design
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