ASTM B727-04(2014)
Standard Practice for Preparation of Plastics Materials for Electroplating
- Standard No.
- ASTM B727-04(2014)
- Release Date
- 2014
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM B727-04(2020)
- Latest
- ASTM B727-04(2020)
- Scope
- 1.1 This practice is a guide to the surface preparation of plastic materials for decorative and functional electroplating, where the sequence of chemical treatments may include: cleaning, conditioning, etching, neutralizing, catalyzing, accelerating, and autocatalytic metal deposition. Surface preparation also includes electrodeposition of metallic strike coatings immediately after autocatalytic metal deposition. These treatments result in the deposition of thin conductive metal films on the surface of molded-plastic materials, and are described in this practice. 1.2 Once molded-plastics materials have been made conductive, they may be electroplated with a metal or combination of metals in conventional electroplating solutions. The electroplating solutions and their use are beyond the scope of this practice. 1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. (See Section 4.)
ASTM B727-04(2014) Referenced Document
- ASTM B532 Standard Specification for Appearance of Electroplated Plastic Surfaces*， 2024-04-21 Update
- ASTM B533 Standard Test Method for Peel Strength of Metal Electroplated Plastics*， 2019-10-01 Update
- ASTM B553 Test Method for Thermal Cycling of Electroplated Plastics
- ASTM B604 Standard Specification for Decorative Electroplated Coatings of Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium on Plastics*， 2019-10-01 Update
ASTM B727-04(2014) history
- 2020 ASTM B727-04(2020) Standard Practice for Preparation of Plastics Materials for Electroplating
- 2014 ASTM B727-04(2014) Standard Practice for Preparation of Plastics Materials for Electroplating
- 2004 ASTM B727-04(2009) Standard Practice for Preparation of Plastics Materials for Electroplating
- 2004 ASTM B727-04 Standard Practice for Preparation of Plastics Materials for Electroplating
- 1983 ASTM B727-83(1995) Standard Practice for Preparation of Plastics Materials for Electroplating
