X-Ray Fluorescence Meaurement For “High Reliability” Electronic Compoments
Aviation, Aerospace, and Military users of commercial off the shelf components are faced with a potentially dangerous parts shortage. It is possible that electronics thought to contain 3% tin lead specified for high reliability applications will be mislabeled and replaced with 0% lead components. As a result, tin-whiskers could occur resulting in dangerous consequences.
The newly implemented EU directives WEEE and RoHS will drastically change the types of components supplied to many industries including electronic equipment, printed circuit boards, and plastics. Those categories of electrical and electronic equipment that are exempt from WEEE RoHS face an even tougher and more critical challenge which could be the difference between life and death.
