Silver etchant solution
added to the etching solution. In addition to gold, cyanide solutions etch, for example, silver and copper, which also form water soluble, cyano-complexes. Our Gold Etch ACI2 Our ready-to-use gold etchant solution TechniEtch ACI 2 is based on a potassium iodide/iodine solution which we off er in 2.5 L containers in VLSI quality. Copper Etching Instead of strong acid mordants, electro-etching requires milder chemical solutions, such as copper sulfate, silver nitrate, or other dry chemicals, which are most commonly found in the fertilizer aisle at your hardware store. These chemicals are added to water to create a fairly harmless solution. The power source or rectifier provides electricity to the masked workpiece. Masking the workpiece still has its challenges but, without a strong acid attacking your masks, masking can be easier. The microstructures of wrought Sterling silver (min. of 92.5% Ag) and fine silver (100% Ag) are shown in Figures 1 and 2 after etching, respectively, with reagents 1 and 2. Silver is face-centered cubic and wrought alloys exhibit annealing twins, much like copper. In such twinned fcc metals, it is difficult to bring up all of the grain and twin