1、Designation:B86695(Reapproved 2018)Standard Test Method forGross Defects and Mechanical Damage in Metallic Coatingsby Polysulfide Immersion1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B866;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case
2、of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers equipment and methods fordetecting gross defects and mechanical damage(incl
3、udingwear-through)in metallic coatings where the breaks in thecoating penetrate down to a copper or copper alloy substrate.1.2 This test method is suitable for coatings consisting ofsingle or combined layers of any coating that does notsignificantly tarnish in an alkaline polysulfide solution.Ex-amp
4、les are gold,nickel,tin,tin-lead,and palladium,or theiralloys.1.3 Recent reviews of porosity testing(which include thosefor gross defects)and testing methods can be found inliterature.2,3An ASTM guide to the selection of porosity andgross defect tests for electrodeposits and related metalliccoatings
5、 is available as Guide B765.Other related porosity teststandards are Test Methods B735,B741,B798,B799,andB809.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety con
6、cerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with inte
7、rnationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:4B246 Spe
8、cification for Tinned Hard-Drawn and Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical PurposesB374 Terminology Relating to ElectroplatingB488 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Goldfor Engineering UsesB542 Terminology Relating to Electrical Contacts and TheirUseB545 Specification for Electro
9、deposited Coatings of TinB605 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Tin-Nickel AlloyB679 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Palla-dium for Engineering UseB689 Specification for Electroplated Engineering NickelCoatingsB733 Specification for Autocatalytic(Electroless)Nickel-Phosph
10、orus Coatings on MetalB735 Test Method for Porosity in Gold Coatings on MetalSubstrates by Nitric Acid VaporB741 Test Method for Porosity In Gold Coatings On MetalSubstrates By Paper Electrography(Withdrawn 2005)5B765 Guide for Selection of Porosity and Gross Defect Testsfor Electrodeposits and Rela
11、ted Metallic CoatingsB798 Test Method for Porosity in Gold or Palladium Coat-ings on Metal Substrates by Gel-Bulk ElectrographyB799 Test Method for Porosity in Gold and PalladiumCoatings by Sulfurous Acid/Sulfur-Dioxide VaporB809 Test Method for Porosity in Metallic Coatings byHumid Sulfur Vapor(“Fl
12、owers-of-Sulfur”)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:Many terms used in this test method aredefined in Terminologies B374 or B542.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B08 on Metallicand Inorganic Coatings and is the direct responsib
13、ility of Subcommittee B08.10 onTest Methods.Current edition approved Aug.1,2018.Published August 2018.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as B866 95(2013).DOI:10.1520/B0866-95R18.2Clarke,M.,“Porosity and Porosity Tests,”in Properties of Electrodeposits,edited by Sard,Le
14、idheiser,and Ogburn,The Electrochemical Society,1975,p.122.3Krumbein,S.J.,“Porosity Testing of Contact Platings,”Trans.Connectors andInterconnection Technology Symposium,Philadelphia,PA,October 1987,p.47.4For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Servi
15、ce at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.5The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohock
16、en,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.2.1 defect indicationsblack or dark colored productsresulting from the reaction between the alkaline polysulfidereagent and exposed copper or copper all
