Metallic coatings and other inorganic coatings. Electrodeposited zinc alloys with nickel, cobalt or iron

BS ISO 15726:2009 Metallic coatings and other inorganic coatings. Electrodeposited zinc alloys with nickel, cobalt or iron

BS ISO 15726 covers the requirements for electrodeposited zinc alloy coatings containing either nickel, cobalt or iron. BS ISO 15726 also provides a method of designating the electrodeposited coatings, chromate conversion coatings and other supplementary treatments.

Contents of BS ISO 15726:

• Foreword

• Introduction

• Scope

• Normative references

• Terms and definitions

• Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the electroplater

• Essential information

• Additional information

• Designation

• General

• Designation specification

• Basis metal

• Stress-relief heat treatment prior to electroplating

• Type and thickness of zinc alloy coating

• Chromate conversion coatings and other supplementary treatments Hydrogen-embrittlement-relief heat treatment after electroplating

• Examples of coating designations

• Requirements

• Appearance

• Thickness

• Adhesion

• Porosity

• Composition of coating

• Corrosion performance in neutral salt spray

• Stress-relief heat treatments

• Hydrogen-embrittlement-relief heat treatments

• Sampling

• Thickness, adhesion and porosity tests

• Corrosion performance of zinc alloy coatings with chromate conversion and other supplementary treatments on steel in neutral salt spray

• Bibliography