DEFSTAN 03-4/4(1998) : 1998

Preface
Section One - General Information
1 Scope
2 WARNING
3 Related Documents
4 Definitions
5 Information to be supplied to the processor
6 Process Control
Section Two - Recommendations for Design and Manufacture
7 Design Considerations
8 Type Testing
9 Manufacture
Section Three - Physical Preparation
10 Physical Preparation
Section Four - Cleaning
11 Cleaning
Section Five - Protective Treatments
12 Precautions Applicable to all Treatments
13 Cadmium Plating (Def Stan 03-19)
14 Physical Vapour Deposition of Cadmium, Aluminium and
   Titanium Nitride (Def Stan 03-28)
15 Cadmium Coating by Vacuum Evaporation (DTD 940)
16 Zinc Plating (Def Stan 03-20)
17 Hard Chromium Plating (Def Stan 03-14)
18 Nickel Plating for Engineering Purposes (Def Stan 03-27)
19 Electroless Nickel Coating of Metals (Def Stan 03-5)
20 Rhodium Plating (DTD 931)
21 Silver Plating (Def Stan 03-9)
22 Gold Plating (Def Stan 03-17)
23 Sprayed Coatings of Aluminum and Zinc (BS EN 22063)
24 Phosphate Treatment (Def Stan 03-11)
25 Paint Applied to Uncoated Steel
26 Processes Permitted but not Recommended
27 Processes not Permitted
28 Re-processing and re-furbishment
Section Six - Inspection and Testing
29 Inspection and Testing
Annex A - Method for Determining Oxidizable Material in
          Sulfuric Acid

Lays out special treatment and precautions to be observed when protective and other surface treatments are applied to items, including springs, made from steel of specified maximum tensile strength exceeding 1450 MPa.