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DEFSTAN 03-38/1(2007) : 2007

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GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF ALTERNATIVES TO HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FOR THE PROTECTIVE COATING OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

23-07-2010

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Warning
3 Normative References
4 Abbreviations
5 Specific Guidance For Alternatives To Hard Chromium Plate
   In Defence Equipment
   5.1 Introduction
   5.5 Fatigue
6 Basic Properties And Process Details Of Hard Chromium
   Plating
   6.1 Types of chromium plate
   6.2 Electrolytic hard chromium coating
   6.3 Survey of equipment items traditionally hard chromium
        plated
7 Alternatives To Hard Chromium Plating
   7.1 Classification of alternatives
   7.2 Aqueous-based processes
   7.3 Trivalent-chromium-based coating from a non-aqueous
        electroplating bath
   7.4 Thermal sprayed coatings
   7.5 Vapour deposition
   7.6 Overlay processes
   7.7 Modification/substitution of "basis material"
8 Assessment Of Alternatives For Hard Chromium Plating
   8.1 Process features
   8.2 Properties/behaviour of EHC alternatives
   8.3 Cost exercises
   8.4 Industry experience
9 Specific guidance for alternatives to hexavalent chromium
   conversion coatings in defence equipment
   9.2 Zinc-base substrates
   9.3 Aluminium-base substrates
10 Basic Properties And Process Details Of Chromium Conversion
   Coating (CCC)
11 Alternatives To Chromium Conversion Coating (CCC)
   11.1 General comments on CCC alternatives
   11.2 CCC alternatives for zinc-base coatings
   11.3 CCC alternatives for aluminium-base substrates
12 Assessment Of CCC Alternatives
   12.1 Zinc-base substrates
   12.2 Aluminium-base substrates
13 Specific guidance for alternatives to chromic acid anodising
   (CAA)
   13.1 Provision of corrosion resistance and paint adhesion
   13.2 Pretreatment for structural adhesive bonding
14 Chromic Acid Anodising (CAA)
15 Alternatives To Chromic Acid Anodising (CAA)
   15.1 Sulphuric acid anodising (SAA)
   15.2 Other, non-chromate anodising processes
16 Commercial utilisation of CAA alternatives
Annex A - Health And Safety Issues And The Current Regulations
          For, And Restrictions On The Use Of, Hard Chromium
          Plating, Chromium Conversion Coating, And Chromic
          Acid Anodising
   A.1 The Chemistry Of Chromium
   A.2 Health And Environmental Aspects Of The Various Forms
        Of Chromium
   A.3 Impact On Production And Use Of Hard Chromium Plating
   A.4 Impact On Production And Use Of Chromium Conversion
        Coatings And Chromic Acid Anodising
   A.5 Legislative Regulations
   A.6 Summarising Comments
   A.7 Health And Environmental Aspects Associated With
        Hexavalent Chromium Alternatives
Annex B - List Of References
Tables
Figures

Provides guidance on the alternatives that are available to replace hexavalent chromium in three categories of protective coating for defence equipment: - hard chromium plate, - chromate conversion coatings, - chromic acid anodising.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
56
PublisherName
UK Ministry of Defence Standards
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

DEFSTAN 03-36/2(2010) : 2010 GUIDANCE TO THE USE OF CADMIUM ALTERNATIVES IN THE PROTECTIVE COATING OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT
DEFSTAN 03-39/1(2008) : 2008 ELECTRODEPOSITION OF ZINC-COBALT ALLOYS
DEFSTAN 03-43/1(2008) : 2008 THERMAL SPRAYED COATINGS FOR WEAR RESISTANCE
DEFSTAN 03-40/1(2008) : 2008 ELECTRODEPOSITION OF ZINC-NICKEL ALLOYS
DEFSTAN 03-41/1(2008) : 2008 TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PASSIVATION TREATMENTS FOR ELECTRODEPOSITED ZINC-BASE COATINGS
DEFSTAN 03-18/4(2008) : 2008 CHROMATE CONVERSION COATINGS (CHROMATE FILMING TREATMENTS) GRADES: STANDARD AND BRUSHING FOR ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS

DEFSTAN 03-18/3(2003) : 2003 CHROMATE CONVERSION COATINGS (CHROMATE FILMING TREATMENTS) GRADES: STANDARD AND BRUSHING FOR ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
DEFSTAN 03-21/3(2002) : 2002 MECHANICAL METHODS FOR THE INDUCEMENT OF RESIDUAL SURFACE COMPRESSIVE STRESSES
DEFSTAN 02-870/2(2004) : 2004 CHROMIUM PLATING FOR THE RECLAMATION OF ENGINEERING COMPONENTS
DEFSTAN 03-14/3(2005) : 2005 ELECTRO-DEPOSITION OF CHROMIUM FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
DEFSTAN 03-25/4(2003) : 2003 SULFURIC ACID ANODISING OF ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
DEFSTAN 03-31/1(1993) : 1993 A GUIDE TO THE USE OF CHROMIUM PLATING FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
DEFSTAN 03-36/1(2005) : 2005 GUIDANCE TO THE USE OF CADMIUM ALTERNATIVES IN THE PROTECTIVE COATING OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT

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