Hello group. I have a customer who has an RF metal can made of machined Aluminum that bolts up against a PCB. At the mating locations between the PCB and the aluminum is selective plated Nickel Rails. That multiple surface finish requirement has a premium ($$$$) and I was wondering what is normal (or typical) in the EMC industry. Do most people bolt up against Tin Lead (against aluminum), or do they normally have the aluminum plated with Nickel? I did check the electromotive force charts and quite a few finishes appear to be "out of the question". (This is what I have found si far) Aluminum (pure) -0.80 Nickel -0.24 (Copper -0.34) Tin -0.14 Lead -0.13 (Possible issues due to fretting or galvanic reaction) Silver +0.80 Gold (I didn't find gold but I know it's a + value) Let me know what is typical in the RF Industry. Thanks for any and all replys, David Hoover Field Application Engineer Data Circuit Systems, Inc. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu