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DEFSTAN 03-5/3(1995) : 1995

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AUTOCATALYTIC (ELECTROLESS) NICKEL COATING OF METALS
Superseded date

12-08-2004

Published date

01-12-2013

CONTENTS
Section One - General
1 Scope
2 WARNING
3 Related Documents
4 Definitions
5 Information to be Supplied to the Processor
6 Process Control
Section Two - Characteristics and Properties
7 Autocatalytic (Electroless) Nickel Coatings
Section Three - Preparation for Coating
8 General
9 Physical Preparation
10 Cleaning
11 Use of Undercoats and Bath Contamination
12 Areas not Required to be Coated
Section Four - Autocatalytic (Electroless) Nickel Coating
13 Processing
14 Reclamation of Worn and Dimensionally
Section Five - Post-plating Heat Treatment
15 General
16 Purpose of Heat Treatment
17 Improvement of Adhesion
18 Minimizing the Risk of Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steel
   Items
19 Increasing the Hardness of the Coating
20 Improvement of the Ductility of the Coating
Section Six - Inspection, Sampling and Testing
21 Inspection
22 Provision of Test Samples
23 Testing
Section Seven - Treatment of Items Rejected During Inspection
                and Testing
24 Treatment of Rejected Items
Annex A - Metallographic Method for the Determination of
          Local Thickness of Autocatalytic (Electroless)
          Nickel Coatings
Annex B - Additional Requirements and Information
Annex C - Approximate Conversion of Metric Units to Imperial
          Equivalents

Contains the requirements for the deposition of electroless nickel coatings on metal surfaces by the chemical reduction of a nickel salt in aqueous solutions.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes DEFSTAN 03-5/2(1987) & DEFSTAN 03-5/1(1971) (07/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
UK Ministry of Defence Standards
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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