What is the standard for RoHS?

The RoHS Directive currently restricts the use of ten substances: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP).

What RoHS compliant means?

If a product is RoHS-certified, this confirms that the proportion of hazardous, or difficult to dispose substances is limited to the maximum allowed. Examples of such substances are lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium and cadmium.

What does RoHS test for?

Consumer Goods and Retail RoHS Testing All new products need to be monitored for the concentration of restricted substances including, lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).

What RoHS 5 compliance?

The RoHS directive specifies 6 substances; lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB’s & PBDE’s that are either banned or restricted. So the term RoHS 5 or RoHS 5/6 means that a part only contains lead and does not contain the other 5 substances.

What are the 10 RoHS substances?

RoHS is often referred to as the “lead-free directive,” but it restricts the use of the following ten substances:

  • Lead (Pb)
  • Mercury (Hg)
  • Cadmium (Cd)
  • Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)
  • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
  • Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)
  • Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
  • Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)

How do I know if my product is RoHS compliant?

As such, all manufacturers of electrical/electronic products must comply with RoHS 2 before the CE mark can be applied on their products. The original green RoHS label with the checkmark is no longer required or used as the CE mark now includes RoHS compliance.

How do I verify RoHS compliance?

1. Testing: Either on-site or XRF testing and/or lab phthalate solvent extraction testing is done to determine values of the ten restricted RoHS substances. 2. Process Audit: Inspect all applicable manufacturing processes used towards RoHS compliance on-site.

How do you test RoHS?

Consumer Goods and Retail RoHS Testing

  1. Non destructive analysis. We use several non destructive XRF (X-Ray Florescence) methods.
  2. Wet chemical analysis. If high levels of restricted substances are found further tests may be carried out using wet chemical analysis.
  3. XRF screening.

What RoHS 6?

RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) is a product level compliance based on the European Union’s Directive 2002/95/EC and restricts the use of certain hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products.

What does RoHS 3 compliant mean?

RoHS 3 (EU 2015/863) expands the list of prohibited substances from six to ten by adding four new types of phthalates. This directive has been adopted by the EU legislature and came into full force on the 22nd of July 2019 with a special provision for medical devices until 2021 (see below for details).