Revision: F
Finish: Nickel
Company: AMS (SAE)
Application: Electroless nickel deposited on various materials. The deposit has been used typically to provide a uniform build-up on intricate shapes, to improve wear and/or corrosion resistance, or to improve solderability on or for selected materials, but usage is not limited to such applicaitons. The deposit has been used in service up to 1000F although wear and/or corrosion resistance may degrade as service temperature increases. Application of electroless nickel plating to steel parts having a hardness of 46 HRC or higher shall not be performed unless authorized by the design documentation or specific approval has been received from the cognizant engineering organization.
Appearance: Slight Staining or discoloration is permissible
Plate Thickness: Minimum thickness for aluminum based alloys: 0.0010 inch. Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, titanium, and beryllium alloys: 0.0005 inch. Iron based alloys: 0.0015 inch. Thickness shall be determined in accordance with ASTM B 487, ASTM B 499, ASTM B 567, ASTM B 568, ASTM 748, ASTM 764, or by other method acceptable per the drawing.
Strike Thickness: Specified on drawing
Notes: Parts manufacturing operations such as heat treatment, forming, joining, and media media finishing can affect the condition of the substrate for plating, or if performed after plating, could adversely affect the plated part. Steel parts having hardness of 40 HRC or higher and which have been ground after heat treatment shall be cleaned to remove surface contamination - unless specified the temperature shall not be less than 275 degrees F for not less than 5 hours. Only steel parts require treatment for hydrogen embrittlement relief. If steel parts with minimum thickness of 0.001 inch, then they are subjected to 48 hours of continous salt spray.
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