Special Processes Laboratory

The Special Processes Laboratory of the Space Science and Engineering Division supplies a variety of services to the Institute and other clients. These services are quick turn-around and completed in-house.

Tim Payne, Group Leader

Services provided by the laboratory include:

Metal Treatment

Chromate conversion on aluminum per
MIL-C-5541E and ASTM B117
Chromate conversion on magnesium
Passivation of stainless steel per QQ-P-35C
Anodizing of aluminum per MIL-A-8624F
- Colors: black, red, blue and grey
Black oxide of stainless steel
Ebonal-C

Plating

Gold electroplating per AMS 2422D on: Copper Brass Magnesium Aluminum Stainless steel Plastics	Nickel electroplating on: Copper Brass Magnesium Aluminum Stainless Steel Plastics
Electro-less gold on: Copper Brass Magnesium Aluminum Stainless steel Plastics	Electro-less nickel on: Copper Brass Magnesium Aluminum Stainless Steel Plastics
Electro-less copper Copper electroplate	Electro-less tin Tin-lead

Silkscreen Printing

Components
Equipment panels
Labels and signs
Magnetic and reflective signs

Chemical Machining and Etching

Stainless steel (up to .012)
Brass
Aluminum

Machining

Equipment panels
Gaskets
Plastics

Etched and Photo Printed Labels

Fotofoil (Soft anodized aluminum)
- Colors: black, blue, red
Etch and backfill stainless steel
Wall and desk nameplates

Printed Circuit Boards

Double-sided plated thru holes
Multilayer (up to 6 layers)
Flexible circuit
Polyimide
Teflon
RT duroid
Rogers TMM3, TMM4 Ceramic
Photo-plotting

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March 25, 2013