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Salt water dip test for rusting
June 2, 2010
Q. I need to testing for box pin rusting, How can I validate this with respect to any standard like ISO, ATMS, MIL, etc
Please give your input for validation method (like Salt water dip test, salt powder, etc.) with respect to standard.
employee in HCl - Ambattur, Tamil Nadu & India
June , 2010
A. Hi, Purushothaman. The single most common way to test is probably
ASTM B117
[affil. link]
. But if you have no salt fog test equipment, the easiest and least expensive standardized test to implement may be the CAMRI test described in www.zinc-diecasting.info/zdc-PDF/SurfaceFinishes.pdf
Luck and Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
