A range of Circular Connector backshells and accessories with a Hybrid plating finish are now available from NYK Component Solutions. The products are manufactured by EMCA electro-mechanic GmBH and have the salt spray and electrical performance of Cadmium Olive Drab.
The black, non- reflective Hybrid plating has been tested and qualified on all EMCA products to VG 95319-1011 and VG9612. It is listed as ‘J’ finish under the VG approvals. The new finish is compatible and intermatable with Cadmium, Zinc Nickel, Zinc Cobalt and other plating’s and it therefore reduces the variety of finishes required.
The Hybrid plating has passed rigorous VG approvals. It has a base plating of Electroless Nickel protected by a specialized 2 layer, 2K Epoxy and black PUR coating. The coupling nut is hard anodized to achieve salt spray corrosion performance that is VG approved. This level of approval is now much harder to achieve as it requires a 5-day dynamic cycle test in place of the previous 500hrs constant salt spray test.
Shield connection and shield effectiveness have been tested and approved to VG 95319-2, test number 5.11 achieving ≤ 0.5mV drop at 1.5VDC and a current of 0.1A.
The main reason to use this innovative Hybrid plating is its ROHS and REACH compliance and its salt spray performance. Plating’s such as Zinc Nickel fail the 5-day dynamic cycle test after 2 days and Zinc-Cobalt is only specified to 48 hours salt spray.
Backshells and accessories with the Hybrid plating are already in use by well-known companies, such as General Dynamics, BOEING Defense, THALES, Rheinmetall, KMW and Caterpillar. For more information please contact the team at NYKCS.
