MIL-STD-171 Finishing Of Metal And Wood SurfacesThis standard establishes and updates general finish codes and serves as a general guide to the selection of suitable materials, procedures, and system for cleaning, plating, painting and otherwise finishing of metal and wood surfaces.

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CONTENTS

PAGE

I

Galvanic potentials of metal in sea water

10

II

Inorganic finishes, metallic coatings

13

III

Inorganic finishes, black oxide

17

IV

Cleaning methods

18

V

Surface treatments and finishes for iron and steel

19

VI

Surface treatments for zinc or cadmium

20

VII

Surface treatments and finishes for aluminum

21

VIII

Surface treatments for magnesium alloy

22

IX

Surface treatments for copper and copper alloy

22

X

Surface treatments for terneplate

22

XI

Surface treatments for tin plate

23

XII

Surface treatments for titanium and titanium alloy

23

XIII

Lusterless paint finishes for metal surfaces

29

XIV

Semigloss paint finishes for metal surfaces

31

XV

Full gloss finishes for metal surfaces

32

XVI

Special paint finishes for metals

33

XVII

Wood preservative treatments

38

XVIII

Paint finishes for wood

39

XIX

Miscellaneous paint finishes for wood

40

XX

APPENDIX

Miscellaneous finishes not classified

41

Appendix

45

Selection of finishes

45

Exposure classification

45

Finish selection

46