Plating Specifications: Zierick Manufacturing Corporation

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Plating Specifications

Zierick’s standard finish is a minimum of 150 millionths of 100% tin over a minimum of 100 millionths copper. If there is no dash after the Part Number, the finish is as stated in the catalog product description. Finishes other than standard are explained in the table below.

Finish	Description
0	0.000150" (0.0038mm) 100% Tin over 0.000100" (0.0025mm) Copper
1	0.000050" (0.0013mm) Hot Solder Dip (60% Tin, 40% Lead)
2	0.000050" (0.0013mm) Hot Tin Dip (100% Tin)
3	0.000150" (0.0038mm) Bright Tin over 0.000100" (0.0025mm) Copper
4	0.000100" (0.0025mm) Nickel
5	Cleaned and Polished
6	0.000150" (0.0038mm) 95/5 Tin/Lead over 0.000100" (0.0025mm) Copper
7	0.000100" (0.0025mm) Bright Tin
8	0.000100" (0.0025mm) Matte Tin
9	No finish (Bare Base Metal)
10	Pre-Finished Ni over base metal
11	Pre-Finished 100% Hot Tin Dip (consult factory for thickness). Material edges will be bare.
12	Pre-Finished 0.000150" (0.0038mm) 95/5 Tin/Lead over 0.000100" (0.0025mm) Copper. Material edges will be bare.
13	Pre-Finished 0.000150" (0.0038mm) 100% Tin over 0.000100" (0.0025mm) Copper. Material edges will be bare.
14	0.000005" (0.00013mm) Gold over 0.000050" (0.0013mm) Nickel
15	0.000200" (0.0051mm) 100% Tin over 0.000100" (0.0025mm) Nickel
19	0.00003" (0.00076mm) Gold over 0.000050" Min (0.0013mm) Nickel
MS	Parts made to military standards have the prefix MS before the part number and are plated to the military standard of 0.0005" (0.0127mm) Min 100% Tin over 0.000150" (0.0038mm) Copper
SP	Special finish (consult factory)
Solderability: In Accordance with ANSI/J-STD-002, category 3, test method appropriate to the test sample.

This table does not represent all available finish types.
Finishes other than the standard will be special orders; pricing and availability may vary.
Please consult factory.