This International Standard establishes the vocabulary for elec-troplating and related processes. It includes terms widely used in the science and industry of electrodeposition and metal-finishing.
It should be understood that the interpretations given are those corresponding to the practical usage in these fields and that they do not necessarily coincide with those used in other fields. In some extreme cases, attention is drawn to this fact by adding the words ". . .in electroplating".
Chemical, physical and electrical terms are not included in this vocabulary, even though they may be frequently used in electroplating, if their use in electroplating is identical with that in the original science and their meaning is believed to be gener-ally known. Definitions of such expressions can befound in one of the well-known handbooks or dictionaries of chemistry or physics and in IEC Publication 50 (50), International elec-trotechnical vocabulary; Electro-chemistry and electrometal-lurgy, or in the publication of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Division of Physical Chemistry : Manual of symbols and termino/ogy for physico-chemical quantities and units, Appendix 3, Electrochemical nomenclature.
Swedish comment
In Sweden, corrosion-terms, see TNC 67.
The terms are arranged in English alphabetical order. Alphabetical indexes of the French, Russian, and German terms are given to facilitate reference.
NOTES
1 In addition to terms used in the three official ISO languages (English, French and Russian), this International Standard includes the equivalent terms in the German language; these have been included, for information, at the request of Technical Committee ISO/TC 107, and the member bodies for the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Switzerland have verified their equivalence. However, only the terms and definitions given in the official languages can be considered as ISO terms and definitions.
2 Some of the terms and definitions used in the watch case and jewelry industries for gold alloy coatings are different from those given in this International Standard and in some countries are governed by law. Definitions of some terms relating to watch cases are defined in ISO 3160, Watch cases and their accessories — General requirements for gold alloy coverings.