Copper Accelerated Salt Spray

(CASS) and Salt Spray Test for

Gardobond X 4707 A2
PT Excel Metal Industry
15 November 2019
 Background
• Cost efficiency from using Gardobond X 4707 A + E6 to using
Gardobond X 4707 A2, lesser materials used

• New technology, better performances

 Test Criteria
The process for this sample are the following :
Loading --> Pre Treatment 1 --> Base Coating using Powder--> Intermediate Coating using Liquid --> Diamond Cut -
-> Loading -->Pre-Treatment 1 --> Pre-Treatment 2 (start from SAM) -->Top Coat using Liquid

Salt Spray (refer to : JIS H8502-7)

Test condition :
5 % NaCl Solution 35 degree Celcius continuous spraying for 480 hours
Quality specification :
No corrosion, swelling, peeling allowed in an other area than one side 2mm (both sides 4mm) of cross cut area

CASS Test (refer to : JIS Z2371)

Test condition :
CASS Solution [CuCl 2 (0.25g/l) + acetate acid NaCl solution (pH =3 , NaCl 50g/l)] 50 degree Celcius continuous
spraying for 96 hours
Quality condition :
No corrosion, swelling, peeling allowed in an other area than one side 2mm (both sides 4mm) of cross cut area
 Test Criteria (continued)
Solution content for CASS

Items Standard
Concentration of sodium chloride (gr/l) 50 ± 5
Concentration of CuCl₂.2H₂O(gr/l) 0.26 ± 0.02
Acetic acid (ml/l) 1
pH 3.0 ~ 3.2
Amount of spray (ml/80 cm²/h) 1.5 ± 0.5
Temperature in test vessel (°C) 50 ± 2
Temperature in air saturator (°C) 63 ± 2
Pressure of compressed air (kPa) 70 ~ 167

Solution content for SST

Items Standard
Concentration 5 (%)
Temperature 35 ± 2 (°C)
Pressure 1.5-2.0 (kgf / cm2)
 Testing Flowing Chart
Making test solution
Making scratch mark
1. RO Water = 20 liter
START 2. Sodium Chloride = 1000 g
Make cross cut on design surface
with 50 mm dimension 3. CuCl₂.2H₂O = 5.2 g
4. Acetic acid = 20 ml

Test Process
Inspection Machine Setup
Observe the test pieces
1. Temperature in test vessel 0.1 at 50 ± 0.1 °C
at 24 hours until 240
1. Design area 2. Temperature in air saturator at 63 ± 0.1 °C
2. Edge 3. Pressure of compressed air at 100 kPa
3. Scratch mark area
END
 Pre-Treatment Condition (Line 1)
Hot Water Rinse Rinse 1 Rinse 4
Temperature (Celcius) : 44 Conductivity (us/cm) : 421 Conductivity (us/cm) : 25.7
Rinse 2
Pre Degreasing Conductivity (us/cm) : 409 Conversion (Gardobond X 4707 A2)
Conductivity (us/cm) : 260
Free Alkaline (point) : 4 Deoxidizing pH : 4.73
Total Alkaline (point): 14 Acid (point) : 6.7 Aluminum Content (mg/l) : 86
Temperature (Celcius) : 53 Aluminium Content (mg/l) : 2.2 Rinse 5
Conductivity (us/cm) : 42.8
Degreasing Rinse 3
Conductivity (us/cm) : 899 Rinse 6
Free Alkaline (point) : 5 Conductivity (us/cm) : 20.4
Total Alkaline (point): 15
Temperature (Celcius) : 55 Rinse 7
Conductivity (us/cm) : 16.1
 Pre-Treatment Condition (Line 2)
SAM
Temperature (Celcius) : 51
Conductivity (us/cm) : 219
PO4 -P content (mg/l) : 35.8
Nitrate (mg/l) : 41.3
pH : 3.5

Rinse 6
Conductivity (us/cm) : 37.9

Rinse 7
Conductivity (us/cm) : 14.9
Judgement
SST A2 + SAM (1st Sample)

> 4 mm,
therefore NG
SST A2 + SAM (2nd Sample)

> 4 mm,
therefore NG
CASS A2+SAM (1st Sample)

> 4 mm,
therefore NG
CASS A2 + SAM (2nd Sample)

> 4 mm,
therefore NG
CASS only A2

> 4 mm,
therefore NG
 Conclusion
• The result of CASS Test for Gardobond X 4707 A2 + SAM is NG
• The result of Salt Spray Test for Gardobond X 4707 A2 + SAM is NG
• The result of CASS Test for Gardobond X 4707 A2 is NG
• Trial Filiform is yet to be confirmed because still ongoing
 Thank You!

Created by : Tito Tamaro (181010) – Excel Metal Industry