• DEFSTAN 03-9/3(2007) : 2007

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    ELECTRO-DEPOSITION OF SILVER

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  29-04-2015

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2007

    Publisher:  UK Ministry of Defence Standards

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Warning
    3 Normative References
    4 Definitions
      4.2 Process Control Schedule
      4.3 Significant surface
    5 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    6 Process control
    7 Process Requirements
      7.1 General
      7.2 Undercoats
          7.2.1 Steels
          7.2.2 Copper-base materials
          7.2.3 Aluminium-base materials
          7.2.4 Zinc-base materials
          7.2.5 Nickel-base materials
      7.3 Silver Plating
          7.3.2 Coating thickness
      7.4 Washing
      7.5 Heat treatment of steel
      7.6 Heat treatment of Aluminium
    8 Inspection and Testing
      8.1 Inspection
      8.2 Selection of test samples
      8.3 Visual inspection
      8.4 Adhesion
      8.5 Thickness of Coating
          8.5.1 General
          8.5.2 Local thickness
          8.5.3 Average thickness
          8.5.4 Vat plated items
          8.5.5 Barrel plated items
      8.6 Solderability
    Annex A Adhesion Tests
      A.1 Burnishing test
      A.2 Bend test
      A.3 Quenching test
    Annex B Method for the Determination of Average Thickness
      B.1 General
      B.2 Stripping solution
          B.2.1 Copper and copper alloy substrates
          B.2.2 Nickel substrate
      B.3 Procedure

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    Specifies the requirements for the electro-deposition of silver on ferrous-base, copperbase, aluminium-base, zinc-base and nickel base materials.

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    Development Note Supersedes DEFSTAN 03-9/2(1992). (05/2007) This standard is obsolescent because it is no longer required for the procurement of new equipment but is retained for maintenance purposes in support of existing in-service equipment. (05/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher UK Ministry of Defence Standards
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    SAE AMS03-4A : 2015(S2017) THE PRE-TREATMENT AND PROTECTION OF STEEL ITEMS OF SPECIFIED MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH EXCEEDING 1450 MPA
    BS 7195(1989) : 1989 GUIDE FOR PREVENTION OF CORROSION OF METALS CAUSED BY VAPOURS FROM ORGANIC MATERIALS
    DEFSTAN 03-29/4(2008) : 2008 PROTECTION OF METALLIC SPRINGS AGAINST CORROSION
    DEFSTAN 03-4/6(2011) : 2011 THE PRE-TREATMENT AND PROTECTION OF STEEL ITEMS OF SPECIFIED MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH EXCEEDING 1450 MPA
    BS 3A125 TO 3A[...](1981) : 1981 AEROSPACE SERIES - SPECIFICATION FOR STIFFNUTS (UNIFIED THREADS) FOR AIRCRAFT

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    BS EN ISO 3543:2001 Metallic and non-metallic coatings. Measurement of thickness. Beta backscatter method
    BS EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use. Specification and test methods
    BS EN ISO 2178:2016 Non-magnetic coatings on magnetic substrates. Measurement of coating thickness. Magnetic method
    BS EN ISO 3497:2001 Metallic coatings. Measurement of coating thickness. X-ray spectrometric methods
    DEFSTAN 03-4/5(2006) : 2006 THE PRE-TREATMENT AND PROTECTION OF STEEL ITEMS OF MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH EXCEEDING 1450 MPA
    BS EN ISO 2177:2004 Metallic coatings. Measurement of coating thickness. Coulometric method by anodic dissolution
    DEFSTAN 03-2/4(2005) : 2005 CLEANING AND PREPARATION OF METAL SURFACES
    BS EN ISO 1463:2004 Metallic and oxide coatings. Measurement of coating thickness. Microscopical method
    BS 2011-2.1T:1981 Environmental testing. Tests Test T. Soldering
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