kurtak
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Does "graphite" pose the same preg robbing problem as "carbon" ?
In other words - as we know carbon - as the result of not reducing carbon to complete ash can/will rob gold from an AR solution --- example - if you don't reduce the epoxy from IC chips to complete ash & thereby have carbon in with your bonding wires when you go to leach it - the carbon will rob at least some (more or less depend on amount of carbon) gold from the AR
Graphite is carbon - but its a different kind (structure) of carbon (as are diamonds) so was just wondering if graphite will rob gold from AR like the carbon from incomplete incineration - or not
If not - I have an experiment I am thinking of trying - on the other hand if it does then there is no sense in trying the experiment
Kurt
In other words - as we know carbon - as the result of not reducing carbon to complete ash can/will rob gold from an AR solution --- example - if you don't reduce the epoxy from IC chips to complete ash & thereby have carbon in with your bonding wires when you go to leach it - the carbon will rob at least some (more or less depend on amount of carbon) gold from the AR
Graphite is carbon - but its a different kind (structure) of carbon (as are diamonds) so was just wondering if graphite will rob gold from AR like the carbon from incomplete incineration - or not
If not - I have an experiment I am thinking of trying - on the other hand if it does then there is no sense in trying the experiment
Kurt