Nickel Chrome Test Report – Heavy Truck
Production Part Approval Material & Performance Test Results
SUPPLIER
PART NUMBER AND NAME
NAME OF LABORATORY
BLUEPRINT DATE AND CHANGE LEVEL OF PART
Kuntz Electroplating Quality Assurance Lab
DATE PART WAS PROCESSED
N/A
SPECIFICATION DATE AND Level
Chrome Plated Aluminum Wheels (Heavy Truck / RV / Bus)
November 2011 - Initial
KUNTZ REFERENCE NUMBER
TEST LOCATION (P-POINT)
P#1
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
SIGN.
REQUIREMENTS
CHAR
Appearance
- KEI in house appearance standards
Plating Adhesion (ASTM B571)
Reverse Saw Grind Test
- no peeling of the plate layers from the substrate
or between the layers
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QTY
TESTED
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SUPPLIER TEST RESULTS AND
TEST CONDITIONS
Ductility (ASTM B490)
-using the T/2R formula
Semi-bright Nickel
≥ 0.4
Bright Nickel
≥ 0.1
Semi Br. Ni. _____
ES
Br. Ni. _____
Plating Thickness Microporous chrome
per ASTM B487 & ASTM B504
TOTAL NICKEL (Ni.)
Plating Thickness
40 m min.
Total Ni.______
Bright Nickel (Br. Ni) 10 m min.
High Sulphur nickel thickness is included in the
Bright Nickel Thickness.
Microparticulate Nickel thickness is included in the
Bright Nickel.
Br. Ni. ______
ES
1
Semi-bright Nickel (Semi Br. Ni.) 30 m min.
15 m min. (optional)
Copper (Cu)
Chrome Thickness per ASTM B 504 .25 m min.
40 - 50.25 m min.
Total Plate
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Copper ______
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Chrome _______
Total _________
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REF
NO.
3.5
SIGN.
REQUIREMENTS
CHAR
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QTY
TESTED
SUPPLIER TEST RESULTS AND
TEST CONDITIONS
Sulphur Content (ASTM B456)
Semi Br. Ni. _____
≤ 0.005%
Semi-bright
Bright Nickel
3.6
ES
Br. Ni. _____
≥ 0.03 %
Active Sites
Micro porous porosity of Chrome
per ASTM B 456 (after 44 hours CASS)
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10 000 pores/cm2 minimum
3.7
Corrosion Resistance – Microporous chrome
Methods of Corrosion Resistance
- the ASS test shall be used as the umpire
method if discrepancies occur
- no base corrosion, blisters or loss of luster
CASS (ASTM B368): 66 hours
4.8
CASS 66 hrs: ______
STEP (ASTM B764)
Semi-bright Nickel to Bright Nickel:
100 mV minimum
Semi Br. Ni to Br. Ni. __________
High Sulphur Nickel:
15 mV minimum
ES
Micro-particulate Nickel:
100 to 40 mV noble
SIGNATURE
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High Sulphur Ni. __________
MP Ni. ________________
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