Designation:B816−00(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforCoatingsofCadmium-ZincMechanicallyDeposited1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB816;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1General—Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforacoatingthatisamixtureofcadmiumandzincdepositedonmetallicproductsbymechanicaldeposition.Thecoatingisprovidedinfourthicknessclasses(seeTable1)andseveralfinishtypes(seeTable2).1.2Toxicity—Warning:Cadmiumistoxic;thereforethesecoatingsshouldnotbeusedonarticlesthatwillcontactfoodorbeverages,orfordentalandotherequipmentthatmaybeinsertedintothemouth.Also,thecoatingsshouldnotbeusedonarticlesthatwillbeheatedtohightemperatures,becausecadmiumwillformtoxicfumes.Similarly,ifcoatedarticlesarewelded,soldered,orotherwiseheatedduringfabrication,adequateventilationshouldbeprovidedtoexhausttoxicfumes.1.3SimilarDocuments—Otherkindsofmechanicallyde-positedcoatingsarecoveredbySpecificationsB635,B695,andB696.1.4Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section9,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusB183PracticeforPreparationofLow-CarbonSteelforElectroplatingB242GuideforPreparationofHigh-CarbonSteelforElec-troplatingB320PracticeforPreparationofIronCastingsforElectro-platingB322GuideforCleaningMetalsPriortoElectroplatingB374TerminologyRelatingtoElectroplatingB487TestMethodforMeasurementofMetalandOxideCoatingThicknessbyMicroscopicalExaminationofCrossSectionB499TestMethodforMeasurementofCoatingThickness...
