HCl:H2O (1:1) or HCl:HNO3:H2O (1:1:3) will etch Ni although i'm not sure if they will etch the copper. I've seen a copper etch using H2SO4 and H2O2 so you should be ok with that. Greg Chance Bath University Physics --On 06 May 2004 18:51 -0700 Sandy Kumarwrote: > I am looking for a chemical wet process etchant to etch nickel from > copper substrate. Nickel is about 200 microinch thick plating. Could > anyone please help? > Thanks. > Sandy > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs