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RoHS compliant tin plating

Can anyone tell me if tin plating (97% tin) is considered RoHS compliant?
We have recently changed our zinc plating from Yellow dichromate to clear zinc to conform to RoHS compliance and today I had a customer question whether the 97% tin plating would be compliant.

Barbara Thomas
Terminal Boards/Power Distribution Blocks - Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
2006

The regulated metals are cadmium, lead, mercury, and hexavalent chromium. If the tin is 99.9 percent lead-free then it ought to be okay.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2006

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