Hi Steve - I can't seem to put my fingers on the references but I believe that the elongation of High Phos Enickel is 1-1.5% and the elongation of electroplated nickel ranges from 10-30%. Good Luck. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask] Steve Kelly <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 10/01/2009 02:43 PM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to Steve Kelly <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject [TN] Ductility of nickel Hi All, What is the approximate difference in ductility between electroless nickel (as used in an ENIG line - mid phos- 40 -80 micro inches in thickness) and the same amount as electroplated to QQN-290. Thanks. Steve Kelly Steve Kelly (PLEASE NOTE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS) (416) 750-8433 (work) (416) 750-0016 (fax) (416) 577-8433 (cell) --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------