GW-DEC-1: A New DEC Prototyping Board

From what I remember, the detailed analysis involves an "electrochemical series", which has metals like sodium at one end, copper closer to the middle, and gold at or near the other end. Metals are compatible if their potential value differs by less than a limit. The limit depends on the environment; in an office you can have a larger limit than on a ship where you have salt spray, or a tire factory with lots of SO2 in the air. There are also some twists; I think stainless steel is compatible with many things thanks to the alloy ("stainless") properties. In fact, I think the subject came up in connection with failure analysis of coin cell battery holders. The battery cases are stainless steel; the question is what contacts are acceptable. Gold is; there may be others but some things that are used in the market are not good choices. paul