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BS EN ISO 15721:2001

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Metallic coatings. Porosity tests. Porosity in gold or palladium coatings by sulfurous acid/sulfur dioxide vapour
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-07-2001

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Apparatus
5 Reagents
6 Safety hazards
7 Procedure
8 Examination
9 Precision
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) Significance and use
Bibliography

Gives equipment and methods for determining the porosity of gold or palladium coatings, particularly electrodeposits and clad metals used on electrical contacts. The porosity test involves corrosion reactions in which the products delineate defect sites in coatings.

This test method covers equipment and methods for determining the porosity of gold or palladium coatings, particularly electrodeposits and clad metals used on electrical contacts.

It is designed to show whether the porosity level is less than or greater than a given value which by experience is considered by the user to be acceptable for the intended application.

This porosity test involves corrosion reactions in which the products delineate defect sites in coatings. Since the chemistry and properties of these products may not resemble those found in natural or service environments this test cannot be recommended for the prediction of the electrical performance of contacts unless correlation is first established with service experience.

This test is intended to be used for quantitative descriptions of porosity (such as number of pores per unit area or per contact) on coatings that have a sufficiently low pore density so that the corrosion sites are well separated and can be readily resolved. As a general guideline this can be achieved for pore densities up to about 100/cm2. Above this value the tests are useful for the qualitative detection and comparisons of porosity.

A variety of other porosity testing methods are described in the literature[5],[6]. Other ISO porosity test methods are described ISO10308, ISO12687, ISO14647 and ISO15720.

Committee
STI/33
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 98/120458 DC. (06/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

ISO 2080:2008 Metallic and other inorganic coatings Surface treatment, metallic and other inorganic coatings Vocabulary
ISO 2079:1981 Surface treatment and metallic coatings General classification of terms
ISO 10308:2006 Metallic coatings Review of porosity tests
ISO 2064:1996 Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Definitions and conventions concerning the measurement of thickness

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