Good Morning All, I have a limited budget and want to buy a good reference about plating. Can anyone recommend a good text book covering the design considerations with respect to the selection of plated finishes for electronic applications - preferably something in print? Is there a good resource that covers such things as solderable finishes on various base metals, preservative coatings, appropriate barrier layers, finish selection for connector contacts, tin whiskers, fretting corrosion, etc. Your recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. Mary Davis Mary M. Davis Materials & Process Engineering ELDEC 425-743-8327 FAX 425-743-8562 [log in to unmask] ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################