Designation:B532−85(Reapproved2014)EndorsedbyAmericanElectroplatersSocietyEndorsedbyNationalAssociationofMetalFinishersStandardSpecificationforAppearanceofElectroplatedPlasticSurfaces1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB532;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationlimitstheamountsandtypesofvisualdefectsthatcanbetoleratedondecorativelyelectroplatedsurfacesofplasticproducts.Thequantityofdefectspermittedshallbespecifiedbythepurchaser.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B374TerminologyRelatingtoElectroplatingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlastics3.Terminology3.1Definitions—SeeTerminologyB374fortermsrelatingtoelectroplating.Fortermsnotrelatingtoelectroplating,seeTerminologyD883.4.ClassificationofSurfaces4.1Theappearanceofsurfaceswillbeseparatelyevaluateddependingontheprominenceofthesurfaceunderconditionsofordinaryuse.4.1.1SurfaceA—Thesurfacethatappearsmostprominenttotheobserver,ormostlikelytobenoticedatfirstglance.4.1.2SurfaceB—Thesurface(usuallyadjacenttoSurfaceA)whichissomewhatlessprominenttotheobserver.4.1.3SurfaceC—Thesurfacenotreadilyseenbytheobserverexceptatanangle,orbyspecialobservation.4.1.4SurfaceD—Thesurfacenotvisibletotheobserverunderconditionsofnormaluse.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Whereelectroplatedplasticsareusedfordecorativepurposes,theappearanceafterplatingisimportant.Thisstandardprovidesameansofevaluatingtheappearanceofthesubstrateandthecoating.6.MethodofEvaluation6.1Thepartundertestshallbeevaluatedinthesamerelativepositionasitwillnormallybeviewedunderusualconditionsofuse.6.2Afterproperpositioning,thepartundertestshallbeevaluatedatadistanceofnotlessthan600mmnormorethan900mmfromtheobserver,usingdiffuseddaylight-typefluorescentlightingor1500to1600lm/m2atthesurfaceofthepartbeinginspected.6.3Theobservershallh...
