1 Scope
This document specifies the method for depositing cadmium layers according to the
vacuum deposition process, for use in aerospace construction.
According to this process, cadmium metal is vaporized under vacuum and deposited directly
on the base material with an interlayer. The coating produced in this way is ductile
and electrically conductive.
This document is applicable whenever referenced.
BS EN 2535:2022 Referenced Document
EN 2437 Aerospace series - Chromate conversion coatings (yellow) for aluminium and aluminium alloys*, 2024-04-20 Update
EN 2828 Aerospace series; adhesion test for metallic coatings by burnishing
EN ISO 1463 Metallic and oxide coatings - Measurement of coating thickness - Microscopical method (ISO 1463:2021)
EN ISO 2082 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - Electroplated coatings of cadmium with supplementary treatments on iron or steel
EN ISO 2177 Metallic Coatings - Measurement of Coating Thickness - Coulometric Method by Anodic Dissolution
EN ISO 2178 Non-magnetic coatings on magnetic substrates - Measurement of coating thickness - Magnetic method
EN ISO 2819 Metallic coatings on metallic substrates - Electrodeposited and chemically deposited coatings - Review of methods available for testing adhesion
EN ISO 9227 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests - Amendment 1: Footnote of warning (ISO 9227:2022/DAM 1:2023)
ISO 2859-1 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection; Technical Corrigendum 1
ISO 4520 Chromate conversion coatings on electroplated zinc and cadmium coatings
BS EN 2535:2022 history
2022BS EN 2535:2022 Aerospace series. Vacuum deposition of cadmium
2011BS EN 2535:2011 Aerospace series. Vacuum deposition of cadmium