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X1.1 This practice is not applicable to aged or weathered ammonium hydroxide solution (1 part by volume of ammo-
material because of the corrosion film present on the zinc nium hydroxide (sp gr 0.90) to 9 parts by volume of distilled
coating. If it is desired to use this practice on such material, the water) then rinsing the specimens in clean water and wiping
corrosion film should be removed before conducting this them dry.
procedure by immersing the specimens for 3 min in an
X2.1 If it is desired to show the character of the bright of bare surface thus exposed, including a portion with zinc
metallic copper deposit on an exposed iron or steel surface, a coating intact, is then dipped for a few seconds in the copper
reference standard for comparison may be prepared as follows: sulfate solution at a temperature of 16 to 20°C (61 to 68°F),
Partially submerge a zinc-coated specimen in strong hydro- removed, washed, and wiped dry. This copper-coated reference
chloric acid until violent action ceases. Immediately remove standard should be prepared at the time this practice is being
the specimen, wash, and wipe it dry. The specimen with an area conducted.
X3.1 The fact that this practice cannot be used for deter- coatings applied by the different processes, it has been found
mining the weight of zinc coating is due to the wide variation by Groesbeck and Walkup4 in tests on a limited number of
in the rate of solubility of the various types of coating resulting samples that electroplated and flame-sprayed coatings, by
from differences in the composition and structure of the reason of their high pure-zinc content, dissolve rather rapidly
coatings. For instance, electroplated and sprayed-zinc coatings in the copper sulfate solution; that the conventional hot-dip
consist essentially of pure zinc; the outer part of hot-dipped coatings dissolve only about two thirds as fast as the pure zinc
coatings consists of nearly pure zinc; whereas, the portion next coatings; and that the hot-dip coatings heated after galvanizing
to the steel base is composed of zinc-iron alloys; in the case of dissolve only about half as fast as the pure zinc coatings.
hot-dipped coatings heated after galvanizing, the coating con-
sists almost entirely of zinc-iron alloys.
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For further information on this test method, reference may be made to the
X3.2 In view of these differences in the makeup of the zinc following papers:
Walkup, H. H., and Groesbeck, E. C., “Some Factors Affecting the Preece Test
for Zinc Coatings,” Proceedings, ASTM, Vol 32, Part II, 1932, p. 453.
Groesbeck, E. C., and Walkup, H. H., “Preece Test (Copper Sulphate Dip) for
Zinc Coatings,” National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal of
Research, Vol 12, No. 6, June 1934, p. 785 (Research Paper RP688).
Committee A05 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
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