BS 3338-15 standard is the part of the BS 3338 series that discusses the determination of copper and lead in white metal bearing alloys using the electrodeposition method for the sampling and analysis of tin and tin alloys. The properties of tin make it ideal for use as a coating. Owing to the low melting point of tin, and because it readily alloys with most other metals, tin coatings can easily be produced by immersing a suitably prepared metal object in a bath of molten tin.
BS 3338-15 on tin alloys applies to:
Electrodeposition is a non-vacuum electrochemical technique highly preferable for thin film deposition owing to its ability to deposit multi-component alloys at low temperatures. In this method deposition of thin metallic films is done onto the substrate by the reduction of cations without any unwanted reactions.
BS 3338-15 provides you with the principle in which the copper and lead are determined by electrolytic deposition from a nitric acid solution after the removal of tin and antimony as their volatile bromides. This method contains a range from 0.1 per cent to 6 per cent copper from 0.1 per cent to 5 per cent lead. This helps you in the sampling and analysis of tin and tin alloys.
BS 3338-15 exemplifies the copper and lead in white metal bearing alloys for the sampling and analysis of tin and tin alloys.