Technical Terms in Electroplating and Surface Technology

Terms Starting with A

Activation Adhesion Problems When Painting Aluminium Adhesion Strength Air Dehumidifier (Process Drying) Alkaline Resistance (Non-Ferrous Metals) Alloy-Dependent Coating Properties Alodine 2040 Aluminium-Titanium Layer Aluminium Component Alupass 200 Alupass 400 Anode Anodic Oxide Layer Anodizing Appearance on Non-Ferrous Metals Appearance on Steel Parts Aqueous Degreasing Assembly Automatic Fastening and Riveting

Terms Starting with B

Bend Test Black Passivation Blue Passivation Blue Passivation on Zinc-Nickel BMW GS 90010 A5, ZNT BMW GS 90010 ZNFE SI BMW GS 90010 ZNNI SI BMW PV 97022 BMW QV 11111 Bondability of Aluminium Components Bondability on Aluminium Bonderite MNT 2040 Brushing Buffer Tank

Terms Starting with C

Cathode Cathodic Corrosion Protection Chemical Conversion Coating (Aluminium) Chemical Recycling in the Degreasing Bath Chemical Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Chromium(VI)-Free Passivation CO2 Reduction through Surface Technology Coating Characterization Coating System Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) Condensation Test Contact Corrosion on Aluminium Contact Corrosion with Magnesium Contact Point for Current Transfer Convection Dryer Conversion Coating Copper Intermediate Layer Corrosion Class (Aluminium) Corrosion on Non-Ferrous Metals Corrosion on Steel Parts Corrosion Protection System Corrosion Testing (Salt Spray Test) Cr(VI)-Free Crevice Corrosion Current Density

Terms Starting with D

DBL 1175.10 DBL 1175.11 DBL 1666 DBL 4952.10 DBL 4952.11 DBL 6516 DBL 8451 DBL 8466 Decorative Coating Degreasing Degreasing Bath Deionized Water (DI Water) Demagnetizing Descaling Descaling Bath Diffusion-Tight Electroless Nickel Layer DIN 17611 DIN 50979 DIN EN ISO 4527 Direct Shipping Dirt Particles on Surfaces Drum Goods

Terms Starting with E

Economic Efficiency of Surface Processes Eddy Current Testing (ET) Electroless Nickel Electrolyte Electroplating Enseal 21

Terms Starting with F

Ford WX 100 Friction Value Measurement Friction Value Window Functional Coating Functional Metal Layer

Terms Starting with G

Galvanic Corrosion (Mixed Materials) Galvanic Surface Coating Galvanic Zinc Plating Gardoclean 299 Gleitmo 605 Gloss Level

Terms Starting with H

Hard Anodizing Hard Chrome Hardness Increase Through Tempering (Electroless Nickel) Hardness Testing (Vickers) Heat Resistance of Coatings Heat Treatment (Tempering) Hot Sealing

Terms Starting with I

Improving the Chemical Resistance of Aluminium Increasing Surface Hardness on Aluminium Increasing Surface Hardness on Non-Ferrous Metals and Steels Intergranular Corrosion (Aluminium) Ion Exchanger Iridescent Passivation

Terms Starting with J

JIS Standards Jominy Hardenability Jominy Test

Terms Starting with K

Kesternich Test

Terms Starting with L

Layer Thickness Layer Thickness Distribution Light Metal Corrosion Lightweight Construction Lightweight Passivation Logistics According to VDA Standard

Terms Starting with M

Machine Suitability / Coatability of Components Magnetic-Inductive Layer Thickness Measurement Magnetic Behavior of Electroless Nickel Layers Material Analysis Material Failure / Failure Analysis Materialography Material Properties Material Testing Mechanical Pre-Treatment Metallic Conversion Coating Metallic Decorative Layer Metallic Deposits (Electroplating) Metallization of Glass Metallization of Plastics Micro-Electroplating Microstructure Multi-Layer Coating Multi-Layer Thickness Measurement

Terms Starting with N

Nano-Sealant (Metal Surfaces) Nanocoating Nanometer (nm) Nanoparticles Nanotechnology in Surface Technology Neutral Degreasing Neutralization (Surface Technology) Neutral Salt Spray Test Nickel-Phosphorus Alloy (NiP) Nickel Coating / Nickel Plating Nickel Layer Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Novatec 100 ff (Zinc) Novatec 200 ff / Novatec 200–230 (Zinc-Iron) Novatec 300 ff / Novatec 300–330 (Zinc-Nickel) Novatec 710 ff (Electroless Nickel) Novatec 810 (B) Novatec 850 (B) Novatec 850 GL

Terms Starting with O

Oiling Own Truck Fleet Oxide Layer (Aluminium)

Terms Starting with P

Parts Cleaning (Technical Cleanliness) Passivation Passivation of Aluminium Pickling Pitting Corrosion Pitting Corrosion on Aluminium Plating-Compatible Design Porsche PN 11011 Porsche PTL 7555 Porsche PTL 7556 Post-Treatment in Electroplating Pre-Treatment Preload Testing Process Window Project Management in Surface Technology

Terms Starting with Q

QA – Quality Assurance Quality Documentation Quality Inspections Quantity-Accurate Packaging

Terms Starting with R

Rack Goods Radiological Examination / NDT Recirculating Rinse Red Rust Repeatability / Reproducibility Resource-Efficient Surface Technology Rinse Cascade Rinse Water Circuit

Terms Starting with S

Sacrificial Anode Salt Spray Test Selective Anodizing Self-Passivation Solderability of Aluminium Surface Finishing Surface Hardness (Aluminium) Surface Micro-Roughness Surface Modification of Aluminium Surfactant (in Surface Technology) SurTec 650

Terms Starting with T

Tensile Test (DIN EN ISO 6892-1) Thermal Insulation of Aluminium Thermal Shock Oven Thick-Film Passivation Thin-Film Passivation Topcoat Torque’n Tension (8, 11, 12, 15) Transparent Passivation Tribological Properties (Surfaces)

Terms Starting with U

Ultrasonic Degreasing

Terms Starting with V

VDA 4905 VDA 4913 VDA 4933 VW/Audi TL 153 VW/Audi TL 194 VW/Audi TL 217 VW/Audi TL 244 VW/Audi TL 82427 VW/Audi TL 82428 VW/Audi TL 82433 A + F VW 96002 VW 96223

Terms Starting with W

Wear of Aluminium Components Wear of Steel Components Wear Resistance of Electroless Nickel Layers Weldability of Aluminium Components Wet Process Wetting Agent White Rust

Terms Starting with X

X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (XRF) X-Ray Material Testing XPS – X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy XRD – X-Ray Diffraction

Terms Starting with Y

Yellow Passivation Yellow Passivation / Yellow Chromate

Terms Starting with Z

Zinc-Iron Zinc-Nickel Zinc Coating Zinklad 1000