CORROSION MYSTERY WITH CADMIUM PLATING

Abstract

ONE of the more interesting corrosion problems investigated during the current year occurred at a manufactory of electronic equipment. Located in the north of England, this company specialised in the production of audio frequency amplifiers of a very high quality, and the management were disturbed, over a period of five years, by sporadic complaints of corrosion on a small proportion of their chassis units. It took the form of dark grey or black patches, up to about 2 sq.in. in area, which did not develop until the units had been built into specially made wooden cabinets at a sub‐contractor's premises. An interval of several months could pass between manufacture and installation, and units inspected after storage and immediately prior to dispatch to the sub‐contractor were subsequently returned in the condition described.

Citation

(1962), "CORROSION MYSTERY WITH CADMIUM PLATING", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 9 No. 10, pp. 266-266. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb020006