TechNet, As we all know HASL has been the work horse in the industry for several years as an excellent surface finish. The problem is the lead content as it pertains to hazard waste, which is forcing the electronic industry to find an alternative. We are in the process of evaluating alternative surface finishes: 1.) Florida CirTech's OMIKRON process(Tin) 2.) Alpha Metal's Alpha Level 3.) DEXTER's product I would greatly appreciate any and all feed back as it pertains to any alternatives to HASL. Your responces would be greatly appreciated. Please keep in mind the following items: 1.) SIR Testing 2.) Electromigration 3.) Solder Wettability 4.) Heat Cycling 5.) Aging Test 6.) Reworkablity 7.) Ionic Contamination Thank you for your responses, Nate Natzke [log in to unmask] Tri-Star Engineered Products, Inc. 351 Thor Place Brea, CA 92821 Phone: (714) 671-1545 Fax: (714) 671-1124 ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################