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SAE AMS 03-20A : 2017

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ELECTRO-DEPOSITION OF ZINC
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-10-2017

1. SCOPE
2. WARNING
3. RELATED DOCUMENTS
4. DEFINITIONS
5. INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE
    PROCESSOR
6. PROCESS CONTROL
7. GENERAL
8. HEAT TREATMENT
9. SURFACE PREPARATION
10. ZINC PLATING
11. WASHING
12. PASSIVATION
13. HEAT TREATMENT RELIEF OF HYDROGEN
    EMBRITTLEMENT
14. INSPECTION
15. SELECTION OF TEST SAMPLES
16. VISUAL INSPECTION
17. ADHESION
18. THICKNESS OF COATING
19. FREEDOM FROM MERCURY
20. RE-TREATMENT OF ITEMS REJECTED ON INSPECTION
21. NOTES
ANNEX A - METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF MERCURY
ANNEX B - ADHESION TESTS
ANNEX C - METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF
          AVERAGE THICKNESS

Describes the requirements for the electro-deposition of zinc on non-corrosion resisting steel items for protection against corrosion, and on copper-base alloy items and corrosion resisting steel items for the reduction of contact corrosion of less noble metallic materials.

Committee
AMS B
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes DEFSTAN 03-20/3(2005). (05/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
13
ProductNote
This version is now stabilized.
PublisherName
SAE International
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 2656:1972 Specification for zinc anodes, zinc oxide and zinc salts for electroplating
DEFSTAN 03-14/4(2008) : 2008 ELECTRODEPOSITION OF CHROMIUM FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
BS EN ISO 6507-1:2005 Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test Test method
DEFSTAN 03-4/6(2011) : 2011 THE PRE-TREATMENT AND PROTECTION OF STEEL ITEMS OF SPECIFIED MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH EXCEEDING 1450 MPA
SAE AMS 03-14 : 2015 ELECTRODEPOSITION OF CHROMIUM FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
DEFSTAN 03-2/6(2011) : 2011 CLEANING AND PREPARATION OF METAL SURFACES
SAE AMS 03-2 : 2017 CLEANING AND PREPARATION OF METAL SURFACES
SAE AMS03-4A : 2015(S2017) THE PRE-TREATMENT AND PROTECTION OF STEEL ITEMS OF SPECIFIED MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH EXCEEDING 1450 MPA
BS 6338:1982 Specification for chromate conversion coatings on electroplated zinc and cadmium coatings
DEFSTAN 03-21/5(2011) : 2011 MECHANICAL METHODS FOR THE INDUCEMENT OF RESIDUAL SURFACE COMPRESSIVE STRESSES
BS EN ISO 3882:2003 Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Review of methods of measurement of thickness

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