BOE will definitely attack Ti. You might want to switch to a plasma oxide etch. -Mike Martin >>> ankurjain_nd@yahoo.com 04/21/05 1:55 PM >>> Hello folks, I am trying to etch away 1.6 micron thick thermal oxide using 6:1 BOE. I have a 2 micron film of Nickel-Titanium alloy beneath the oxide, and am concerned whether the BOE will attack that film. Does somehow have any experience about whether BOE attacks Ni or Ti, and if so, what are typical etch rates?