This work was in the Proceedings of the 56th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2017) published by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and posted with their permission.
For the paper on “Stress in Electroless Nickel Coatings” by Iulia Bejan Atotech Deutschland GmbH
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For the paper on “Comparative Study of Three Internal Stress Measurement Methods” by Berl Stein
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For the paper on “A Practical Guide to Understanding, Measuring and Controlling Stress in Electroformed Metals” by Berl Stein
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For the paper “Methods and Formulas to Determine Internal Deposit Stress in Applied Metallic Coatings” reviews test methods, procedures and formulas used to determine the internal stress in applied metallic coatings.
Please note this was written prior to Nov. 2015. Since then our formulas were adjusted due to the ASTM standard. Do not use this paper for current formulas.
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To view the U. S. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards
Research Paper RPl953 Volume 42, February 1949
Part of the Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards
“A Spiral Contractometer for Measuring Stress In Electrodeposits”
By Abner Brenner and Seymour Senderoff
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