AMS-2422
Specifications
Technical Notes
Purchase order shall specify not less than the following
- AMS2422F
- Plating thickness desired
- Minimum thickness on internal surfaces, if required
- Basis metal to be plated
- Tensile strength or hardness of the basis metal (this would not apply to Aluminum)
- Pre-plate stress relief to be performed by plating processor (time and temperature) if different from 3.1.2
- Special features, geometry or processing present on parts that requires special attention by the plating processor
- Hydrogen embrittlement relief to be performed by plating processor (parameters or reference document) if different from 3.3
- Solderability when required
- Quantity of pieces to be plated
Copper Strike
Standard parts are to be plated with either a copper flash or copper strike, unless parts are made of copper/copper alloy containing less than 15% zinc. If these criteria are met, the strike can be omitted.
- Minimum thickness of 0.0001 inch (2.5 um)
- Nickel Strike is to be done after copper strike
- Minimum thickness of 0.0001 inch (2.5 um)
- Gold plating done after nickel strike
- Minimum thickness of 0.00005 inch (1.27 um) on all surfaces on which gold plating is specified
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