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Metal Etchants

Metal

Etchant

Ratio

Aluminum

H2O/HF

1:1

HCl/HNO3/HF

1:1:1

H2O/HCl/HNO3

1:1:1

H2O/HF/HNO3

90:1:10

Bismuth

H2O/HCl

10:1

Chromium

H2O/H2O2

3:1

Cobalt

H2O/HNO3

1:1

HCI/H2O2

3:1

H2O/HNO3

1:5

HCl/HNO3

3:1

H2O/HF/H2O2

20:1:1

Antimony

Copper
Gold

Hot

Hafnium
Indium

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

Iridium

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

H2O/HCl

1:1

H2O/HNO3

1:1

Acetic/H2O2

1:1

H2O/NaOH

10:1 by weight

Iron
Lead
Magnesium

Hot

Molybdenum

followed by H2O/CrO3
HCI/H2O2

Nickel
Niobium

5:1 by weight
1:1

HNO3/Acetic/Acetone

1:1:1

HF/HNO3

1:1

HF/HNO3

1:1

Palladium

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

Platinum

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

Rhenium

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

Rhodium

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

Ruthenium

Hot

HCl/HNO3

3:1

Silver

NH3OH/H2O2

1:1

Tantalum
Tin

HF/HNO3
HF/HCl
HF/HNO3

1:1
1:1
1:1

HF/H2O

1:1

H2O/HF/HNO3

50:1:1

H2O/HF/H2O2

20:1:1

Tungsten

HF/HNO3

1:1

Vanadium

H2O/HNO3

1:1

HF/HNO3

1:1

H2O/HF/HNO3

50:1:1

H2O/HF/H2O2

20:1:1

Titanium

Zirconium

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