Summary for mil-c-5541 class 1a Discussion
MIL-C-5541 class 1a is the focus keyphrase here, and the question was whether the MIL-C-5541 document with an “E” suffix is the same specification a customer requested for Alodined powder-coated parts. Ken Prescott said he could not find the exact mil spec on the DOD ASSIST site and asked if the version ending in “E” was equivalent. The reply was brief and direct: the answerer said yes, that is the one, and explained that the “E” simply indicates revision E. No other conflicting guidance was offered, so the practical takeaway is that the cited document with the E suffix is the relevant revision for the request as described.
Q. I am a powder coater and have a customer that requires their parts to be Alodined. We have done this but now they require the Alodine to be mil spec MIL-C-5541 class 1a. I can’t find the mil spec at the assist on the dod web site. The one I find has an E at the end of it. Is that the same? Please advise. Thank you.
Ken Prescott
Powder Coating – McGregor, Texas
2004
A. That’s the one. The ‘E’ just means revision E.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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