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  • BS 1615:1987

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    METHOD FOR SPECIFYING ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-07-2001

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1987

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the
       anodizer
    4 Visual inspection after anodizing
    5 Sampling
    6 Thickness of coating
    7 Sealing
    8 Corrosion resistance
    9 Fastness to light and resistance to heat
    10 Abrasion resistance
    11 Light reflection properties
    12 Infra-red reflectance
    13 Electrical breakdown potential
    Appendices
    A - Guidance on the choice of aluminium
    B - Guidance on surface texture
    C - Guidance on colour
    D - Guidance on visual inspection after anodizing
    E - Guidance on sampling
    F - Guidance on the choice of coating thickness grade
    G - Guidance on light fastness
    H - Guidance on abrasion resistance
    J - Guidance on light reflection properties
    K - Guidance on infra-red reflectance
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    Defines a method for specifying requirements for anodic oxidationcoatings on aluminium and its alloys.

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    Committee SRC/4
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1615(1972). (04/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS 6161-13:1987 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - IMAGE CLARITY TEST USING THE GARDAM GRID
    BS 6161-5(1982) : LATEST METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - ESTIMATION OF LOSS OF ABSORPTIVE POWER OF SEALED COATINGS DYE SPOT TEST WITH PRIOR ACID TREATMENT
    BS 6001-1(1999) : 1999 SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES - PART 1: SAMPLING SCHEMES INDEXED BY ACCEPTANCE QUALITY LIMIT (AQL) FOR LOT-BY-LOT INSPECTION
    BS 6161-3:1984 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - ASSESSMENT OF SEALING QUALITY BY MEASUREMENT OF THE LOSS OF MASS AFTER IMMERSION IN PHOSPHORIC CHROMIC ACID SOLUTION
    BS 6161-2:1981 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS OF ANODIC OXIDE COATINGS NON DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT BY SPLIT BEAM MICROSCOPE
    BS 6161-9:1987 METHODS OF TEST OF FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - MEASUREMENT OF WEAR PROPERTIES WITH AN ABRASIVE WHEEL WEAR TEST APPARATUS
    BS 6161-7:1984 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - ACCELERATED DETERMINATION OF LIGHT FASTNESS OF COLOURED ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS USING ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
    BS 5599:1993 SPECIFICATION FOR HARD ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
    BS 6161-4:1981 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - ASSESSMENT OF SEALING QUALITY BY MEASUREMENT OF THE LOSS OF MASS AFTER IMMERSION IN ACID SOLUTION
    BS 5466-2(1977) : 1977 METHODS FOR CORROSION TESTING OF METALLIC COATINGS - ACETIC ACID SALT SPRAY TEST (ASS TEST)
    BS 6161-1:1984 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - DETERMINATION OF MASS PER UNIT AREA (SURFACE DENSITY) OF ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS (GRAVIMETRIC METHOD)
    BS 3745:1970 METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF ACCELERATED CORROSION TESTS ON METALLIC COATINGS
    BS 5466-3(1977) : 1977 METHODS FOR CORROSION TESTING OF METALLIC COATINGS - COPPER ACCELERATED ACETIC ACID SALT SPRAY TEST (CASS TEST)
    BS 6161-8:1981 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - DETERMINATION OF THE FASTNESS TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OF COLOURED ANODIC OXIDE COATINGS
    BS 1490:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOY INGOTS AND CASTINGS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES
    BS 6002(1979) : 1979 SPECIFICATION FOR SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND CHARTS FOR INSPECTION BY VARIABLES FOR PERCENT DEFECTIVE
    BS 6161-11:1985 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL REFLECTANCE USING A PHOTOELECTRIC REFLECTOMETER
    BS 6161-10:1987 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - MEASUREMENT OF MEAN SPECIFIC ABRASION RESISTANCE WITH AN ABRASIVE JET TEST APPARATUS
    BS 4300-4(1973) : 1973 WROUGHT ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES (SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES) - 6464 SOLID EXTRUDED BARS AND SECTIONS SUITABLE FOR BRIGHT TRIM/REFLECTOR APPLICATIONS
    BS 5411-1(1980) : 1980 AMD 8494 METHODS OF TEST FOR METALLIC AND RELATED COATINGS - DEFINITIONS AND CONVENTIONS CONCERNING THE MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS
    BS 6161-14:1987 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - DETERMINATION OF INFRA-RED REFLECTANCE
    BS 6001(1972) : AMD 5054 SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES - SPECIFICATION FOR SAMPLING PLANS INDEXED BY ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL) FOR LOT - BY - LOT INSPECTION
    BS 1470:1987 SPECIFICATION FOR WROUGHT ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES: PLATE, SHEET AND STRIP
    BS 6161-15:1987 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL
    BS 6161-6:1984 METHODS OF TEST FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - ASSESSMENT OF SEALING QUALITY BY MEASUREMENT OF ADMITTANCE OR IMPEDANCE
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