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Composition for stripping solder and tin from printed circuit boards

US6258294A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1997
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/067
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition and method for stripping tin and solder and the underlying tin-copper alloy from the copper substrate of a printed circuit board is presented. The liquid includes an aqueous solution of nitric acid in an amount sufficient to dissolve solder and tin, a source of ferric ions in an amount sufficient to dissolve the tin-copper alloy, and a source of halide ions in an amount sufficient to significantly improve the resistance between printed circuits.

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