[AR] Re: Tin whiskers
- From: David Weinshenker <daze39@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:15:10 -0700
On 08/01/2016 12:40 PM, Henry Spencer wrote:
The ill-advised attempt to eliminate lead from
electronics has caused grief out of all proportion to any likely benefit.
Including the demands for lead-free optical glass (!) - you'd think
that would be the least of the worries; including a material in a
glass melt is a pretty good way to isolate it from the environment
in general (it's even been proposed AIUI as a means of preparing
radioactive waste for long-term disposal).
http://spie.org/x106780.xml
"European Regulations may endanger availability of raw materials
for optics and photonics" by Dr. Peter Hartmann (Director of
Marketing and Customer Relations for the Advanced Optics
division of the Schott Glass Co.)
-dave w
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