Absolutely not. Though many in the industry would lead you to believe that a RoHS compliant product ensures lead-free process capability, in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. RoHS compliance simply means that a product or a material does not contain any of the hazardous substances banned under the legislation. But, just because a material is free of the RoHS list of excluded substances, doesn’t mean it can withstand processing at the elevated temperatures of lead-free. There are countless examples of compliance versus capability but, in this case, we’ll take a look at surface mount adhesives (SMAs). More