ELECTRO-DEPOSITION OF NICKEL FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

10-19-2017

Publisher

SAE International

1. SCOPE
2. WARNING
3. NORMATIVE REFERENCES
4. DEFINITIONS
5. INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE
    PROCESSOR
6. PROCESS CONTROL
7. PREPARATION FOR COATING
8. RECLAMATION OF WORN OR OVER-MACHINED
    ITEMS
9. CONDITION OF SUBSTRATE (PROCESS REQUIREMENTS)
10. MINIMIZING THE RISK OF HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
    OF STEEL ITEMS
11. STRESS RELIEF
12. INTRODUCTION TO SURFACE COMPRESSIVE STRESSES
13. PREPARATION FOR PLATING
14. ELECTRO-DEPOSITION OF NICKEL
15. POST PLATING HEAT TREATMENT
16. INSPECTION, SAMPLING AND TESTING
17. TREATMENT OF ITEMS REJECTED DURING INSPECTION
    AND TEST
18. NOTES
ANNEX A - NICKEL PLATING SOLUTIONS AND CONDITIONS
ANNEX B - THE ANALYSIS OF NICKEL PLATING SOLUTIONS
ANNEX C - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION
ANNEX D - ADHESION TESTS
ANNEX E - CHEMICAL METHODS OF STRIPPING NICKEL
          DEPOSITS

This SAE Standard specifies the requirements for the nickel-plating of ferrous metals, copper alloys, aluminum alloys and zinc alloys for one or more of the following purposes: athe production of wear-resistant surfaces; bthe building up of worn or over-machined surfaces; ccorrosion resistance; dto provide an undercoat for subsequent deposits, e.g., chromium.

Committee	AMS-B
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes DEFSTAN 03-27/3(2005). (05/2015)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	28
ProductNote	THIS STANDARD IS NOW STABILIZED
PublisherName	SAE International
Status	Current
Supersedes	SAE AMS 03-27 : 2015

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