ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 1456 Fourth edition 2009-08-01 Metallic and other inorganic coatings Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus chromium Revetements metalliques et autres revetements inorganiques -Depots electrolytiques de nickel, de nickel plus chrome, de cuivre plus nickel et decuivreplusnickelpluschrome Reference number ISO 1456:2009(E) [so Copyright International Organization for Standardization @ISO 2009 py IHS under I Not for Resale ISO1456:2009(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2009 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122 749 01 11 Fax + 4122749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @Iso2009-All rights reserved Not for Resale ISO1456:2009(E) Contents Page Foreword. iv Introduction. 1 Scope. 2 Normative references ... 3 Terms and definitions. .2 4 Information to be supplied bythe purchaserto theprocessor 3 4.1 Essential information ... 4.2 Additional information... 3 5 Designation 5.1 General.... 5.2 Designation specifications 5.3 Service-condition number 5.4 Type of copper coating .. 13 5.5 Types of nickel coating .. 13 5.6 Types and thicknesses of chromium.... 14 6 Requirements 14 6.1 Appearance 14 6.2 Coating thickness. 15 6.3 Double- and triple-layer nickel coatings... 15 6.4 Adhesion..... 15 6.5 Corrosion resistance in CAsS, Corrodkote and salt spray tests 15 6.6 STEP test requirements. 15 6.7 Ductility... 16 6.8 Stress-relief heat treatments before coating ... 16 6.9 Hydrogen-embrittlement-relief treatment.... 16 6.10 Sampling..... 16 Annex A (informative) Determination of cracks and pores in chromium coatings.. . 17 Annex B (normative) Methods of test for the determination of thickness .. ..20 Annex C (normative) Ductility test .. .. 22 Annex D (normative) Determination of the sulfur content of electrodeposited nickel. .23 Annex E (informative) Step test method.. ..24 Bibliography ... .25 ii Not for Resi