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        Title:  | 
        COATING, ELECTROLESS NICKELREQUIREMENTS FOR                                                                         | 
      
      
        Number:  | 
        MIL-C-26074               | 
      
      
        Revision:  | 
        E notice 3                | 
      
      
        Scope:  | 
        This specification covers the requirements for electroless (autocatalytic chemical reduction) deposition of nickel-phosphorous alloy coatings on metal and composite surfaces. | 
      
      
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                Classes               | 
                The nickel coating shall be classified in accordance with the thermal treatment applied subsequent to plating. | 
               
              
              
                Grades                | 
                The nickel coatings shall be of the following grades. | 
               
              
           
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              | Details  | 
              Description | 
              Can Do  | 
             
            
              
                | Class 1                   | 
                As plated, no subsequent heat treatment:  A bake for hydrogen embrittlement relief in not considered a heat treatment. | 
                Yes | 
               
              
              
                | Class 2                   | 
                Heat treated to obtain required hardness:  May be used on all metals not affected by heating to 500F and above. | 
                Yes | 
               
              
              
                | Class 3                   | 
                Aluminum alloys nonheat-treatable, and beryllium alloys processed to improve adhesion of the nickel deposit. | 
                Yes | 
               
              
              
                | Class 4                   | 
                Aluminum alloys, heat-treatable, processed to improve adhesion of the nickel deposit. | 
                Yes | 
               
              
              
                | Grade A                   | 
                0.0010 inch minimum | 
                Yes | 
               
              
              
                | Grade B                   | 
                0.0005 inch minimum thickness | 
                Yes | 
               
              
              
                | Grade C                   | 
                0.0015 inch minimum thickness | 
                Yes | 
               
              
           
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