Yes, published data indicates that even at a gold thickness of 10 microinches
you'd have much less than 1% Au in the solder joint.

Rob Schetty
LeaRonal Inc.

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     Isn't it true that with gold flash your thickness of gold, usually
     less than 10 microinches, is such a small amount of gold that you
     would never get a 3% to 5% gold concentration in your solderjoint thus
     making gold embrittlement not an issue.


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