AS 4108-1993

1 - AS 4108:1993 METAL FINISHING - GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN ELECTROPLATING AND RELATED PROCESSES
4 - PREFACE
5 - SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
6 - Terms and definitions
6 - 100 activation
6 - 101 addition agent; additive
6 - 102 adhesion
6 - 103 alkaline blackening; black finishing
6 - 105 anion
6 - 106 anode
6 - 107 anode corrosion
6 - 108 anode efficiency
6 - 109 anode film
6 - 110 anode polarization
6 - 111 anodic coating
6 - 112 anodizing (USA: anodising); anodic oxidation
6 - 113 anolyte
6 - 114 autocatalytic plating
6 - 115 auxiliary anode
6 - 116 auxiliary cathode
6 - 130 baking
6 - 131 barrel electroplating
6 - 132 barrel processing
7 - 133 base metal
7 - 134 basis material; basis metal
7 - 135 bead blasting
7 - 136 bipolar electrode
7 - 145 blackening: black finishing; black oxide treatment
7 - 146 blasting
7 - 146/1 abrasive blasting
7 - 146/2 bead blasting
7 - 146/3 cut wire blasting
7 - 146/4 grit blasting
7 - 146/5 sand blasting
7 - 146/6 shot blasting
7 - 146/7 vapour blasting (USA: vapor blasting)
7 - 146/8 wet blasting
7 - 147 blister
7 - 148 blueing
7 - 152 bobbing (USA: polishing)
7 - 153 bright dipping
7 - 154 bright finish
7 - 155 bright electroplating
7 - 156 bright electroplating range
7 - 157 brightener
8 - 158 bronzing
8 - 159 brush electroplating
8 - 160 brush polishing
8 - 161 buffer
8 - 162 buffing
8 - 163 burnishing
8 - 164 burn-off
8 - 165 burnt deposit
8 - 166 busbar
8 - 201 cathode
8 - 202 cathode efficiency
8 - 203 cathode film
8 - 204 cathode polarization
8 - 205 cathodic protection
8 - 206 catholyte
8 - 207 cation
8 - 208 chelate compound
8 - 209 chelating agent
8 - 210 chemical brightening
8 - 211 chemical milling; chemical contouring
8 - 212 chemical plating
8 - 213 chemical polishing
8 - 214 chromate conversion coating
9 - 215 chromating (chromate filming)
9 - 220 cleaning
9 - 220/1 acid cleaning
9 - 220/2 alkaline cl eaning
9 - 220/3 anodic (reverse) cleaning
9 - 220/4 cathodic (direct) cleaning
9 - 220/5 diphase cleaning
9 - 220/6 direct cleaning
9 - 220/7 electrolytic cleaning
9 - 220/8 emulsion cleaning
9 - 220/9 immersion cleaning
9 - 220/10 reverse cleaning
9 - 220/11 soak cleaning
9 - 220/12 solvent degreasing
9 - 220/13 spray cleaning
9 - 220/14 ultrasonic cleaning
9 - 220/15 vapour degreasing (USA: vapor degreasing)
9 - 225 colouring (USA: coloring)
9 - 226 colouring off (USA: coloring or color buffing)
9 - 227 complex ion
9 - 228 complexing agent
9 - 229 complex salt
9 - 230 composite coating
9 - 231 conditioning
10 - 232 conducting salt
10 - 233 contact plating (also galvanic contact plating)
10 - 234 conversion treatment
10 - 235 covering power
10 - 236 crack
10 - 237 crazing
10 - 240 critical current density
10 - 241 current density
10 - 242 current efficiency
10 - 259 deburring
10 - 260 de-embrittlement (UK)
10 - 261 deionization
10 - 262 demineralization
10 - 263 depolarization
10 - 264 deposition range
10 - 265 detergent
10 - 266 diaphragm
10 - 267 diffusion layer
10 - 268 diffusion treatment
10 - 277 divided cell
10 - 278 double salt
11 - 279 drag-in
11 - 280 drag-out
11 - 281 dull finish
11 - 282 dummy; dummy cathode
11 - 283 dyeing
11 - 289 electrochemical machining (ECM); electro-chemical milling
11 - 290 electrode
11 - 291 electrodeposition
11 - 292 electroforming
11 - 293 electroless plating
11 - 294 electrolyte
11 - 295 electrolytic colouring
11 - 301 electroplating
11 - 304 electroplating range
11 - 305 electropolishing
11 - 306 emulsifying agent; emulsifier
11 - 307 etch
11 - 308 etchant
11 - 331 filter aid
11 - 332 finish
12 - 333 flash; flash plate
12 - 334 flocculate
12 - 350 gassing
12 - 351 glass bead blasting
12 - 352 graining (USA)
12 - 353 grinding
12 - 354 grit blasting
12 - 371 Hull cell
12 - 372 hydrogen embrittlement
12 - 373 hydrogen embrittlement rel ief
12 - 401 immersion deposit
12 - 402 immersion plating
12 - 403 inert anode
12 - 404 inhibitor
12 - 405 insoluble anode
12 - 410 integral colour anodizing
12 - 411 interrupted electroplating; pulse plating
12 - 420 ion exchange (by an ion exchanger)
12 - 421 jig
12 - 440 lapping
12 - 441 levelling (USA: leveling)
12 - 450 linishing (USA: graining)
12 - 451 liquid honing
12 - 461 mandrel
13 - 462 matrix
13 - 463 matt finish
13 - 464 mechanical plating; peen plating
13 - 471 metal distribution ratio
13 - 472 microcracked chromium coating
13 - 473 microdiscontinuity
13 - 474 microporous chromium coating
13 - 475 microthrowing power
13 - 476 modulated current plating
13 - 477 mopping (USA: buffing)
13 - 478 mould (USA: mold)
13 - 479 multilayer deposit
13 - 500 noble metal
13 - 501 nodule
13 - 502 non-autocatalytic plating
13 - 503 nucleation
13 - 521 orange peel
13 - 522 oxidation
14 - 523 oxidizing agent
14 - 536 passivating
14 - 537 passivity
14 - 542 peeling
14 - 543 peening
14 - 544 peen plating
14 - 545 periodic reverse electroplating
14 - 546 phosphating (phosphate treatment)
14 - 547 pickling
14 - 548 pit
14 - 549 plating range
14 - 550 polarization
14 - 551 polishing
14 - 552 pore
14 - 553 primary current distribution
14 - 554 pulse plating
14 - 580 rack; plating rack; jig
14 - 581 rack plating
14 - 582 rectifier
14 - 583 relieving
14 - 584 resist
14 - 585 ripple (d.c.)
15 - 586 robber
15 - 600 sacrificial protection
15 - 601 sand blasting
15 - 602 satin finish
15 - 603 scale
15 - 604 sealing of anodic oxi de coating
15 - 605 sensitization
15 - 606 shield
15 - 607 shot blasting
15 - 608 shot peening
15 - 609 softening of water
15 - 610 spalling
15 - 611 spotting out
15 - 620 still plating (USA)
15 - 621 stopping off
15 - 622 stoving
15 - 623 stray current
15 - 624 stress relief
15 - 625 strike
15 - 626 strip
15 - 630 substrate
15 - 631 superimposed current electroplating
16 - 632 surface active agent
16 - 633 surface tension
16 - 651 tank voltage
16 - 652 tarnish; tarnishing
16 - 653 thief
16 - 654 throwing power; macrothrowing power
16 - 655 transference; transport; migration
16 - 656 transferencenumber; transport number
16 - 657 trees
16 - 658 tripoli
16 - 659 tumbling
16 - 701 vapour blasting (USA: vapor blasting)
16 - 702 vat plating (USA: still plating)
16 - 801 water break
16 - 802 wet blasting
16 - 803 wetting agent
16 - 804 whiskers

Defines terms widely used in the science and industry of electrodeposition and metal finishing. This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 2080:1981.

First published as AS K178-1969.
Revised and redesignated AS 4108-1993.