Abrasive stripping voltammetric analysis of tin—bismuth

The analysis of tin‐bismuth alloys using a new stripping technique, abrasive stripping voltammetry, is described. Small amounts of the alloy are transferred by mechanical abrasion from the solid alloy onto the surface of a paraffin‐impregnated graphite electrode. These traces are anodically stripped off with differential pulse voltammetry. The ratio of the tin and bismuth peak currents provide a measure of their relative content in the alloy. The determinations have standard deviations of about 5%. Peak potentials are reproducible within a 20‐mV range.