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STANDARDS
Material Specification
GMW3359
1 Scope
This standard covers the basic requirements for a
corrosion resistant non-electrolytically applied zincrich coating. Besides corrosion protection, the
coating also provides consistent frictional
properties.
1.1
Material
Description.
This
coating
specification covers zinc flake coating with or
without a top coat.
Coating Types: Three levels of corrosion
protection are provided by the following types:
Type A: High corrosion resistant coating.
Type B: Medium corrosion resistant coating.
Type C: Low corrosion resistant coating.
Note: When not explicitly specified, the default
coating type shall be Type A. Parts contracted and
Production Part Approval Processed (PPAPed)
before January 1, 2014, that is without the coating
Type (A, B, or C) specified, may continue to default
to Type B.
Note: Type C coating systems may be without top
coat if coefficient of friction (CoF) requirements are
met. Treatment with an additional lubricant to meet
CoF is permissible.
1.2 Symbols. Not applicable.
1.3 Applicability. This coating is suitable for
externally and internally threaded fasteners size
M6 or larger, and other ferrous parts where high
level of corrosion protection and freedom from
hydrogen embrittlement are required. This coating
is not recommended for the following types of
parts:
2 References
Note: Only the latest approved standards are
applicable unless otherwise specified.
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ISO 17025
SAE/USCAR-5
SAE/USCAR-7
SAE/USCAR-11
2.2 GM Standards/Specifications.
9984094
9985670
9985809
9986153
9986333
GMW3059
GMW14700
GMW14729
GMW14829
GMW14872
GMW16551
GMW16730
3 Requirements
The parts coated to this specification shall meet
the
following
technical
requirements
and
demonstrated by the test methods described. The
appropriate tests for different situations: New
chemical approval, new applicator approval,
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and
regular process control testing, are described in
Appendix A. Procedures and requirements for new
chemical and applicator approval are described in
Appendix B.
3.1 Pre-treatment and Post-treatment.
3.1.1 All coated parts with surface or core
hardness greater than 320 HV (32 HRc), and
processed through an acidic or hydrogengenerating pre-treatment process shall be
processed per SAE/USCAR-5. The referee method
for detection of embrittlement shall be per
SAE/USCAR-7.
The maximum material hardness in the drawing or
relevant specification shall be used to determine if
de-embrittlement treatment is required. If a part is
heavily cold worked or heat treated to high
strength/hardness, but is without a specified
maximum hardness limit in the drawing or
specification, then the part manufacturer must
provide to the applicator the hardness data in order
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GMW3359
Type
Minimum
Coating
Thickness
(m)
Hours to
5% White
Corrosion
(h)
Hours to
Red Rust
(h)
12
240
720
12
144
480
72
240
The
sample
holder
inside
the
test
cabinet/chamber shall be constructed of
material resistant to the test environment, i.e.,
acrylic and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC). Also, the
sample holder material shall not affect the
corrosion test results, i.e., metal and wood
products.
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gasoline
(except
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4 Manufacturing Process
4.1 The GM-approved process, including pretreatment (cleaning), coating, and post-treatment
shall be performed by one (1) company in one (1)
facility. The equipment, process controls,
chemicals, and location used must remain the
same for regular production. This includes pretreatment (such as cleaning) and post-treatment.
These operations cannot deviate without prior
approval by GM Materials Engineering.
For each production lot of coated parts, the
applicator shall supply a certificate to their
customer with the following information:
This specification number.
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Part number.
Date(s) the parts were coated.
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6 Approved Sources
Materials and applicators supplied to this
specification must be approved by General Motors
Materials Engineering.
Copyright 2014 General Motors Company All Rights Reserved
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7 Notes
7.1 Glossary.
Production Lot: A batch of coated parts are
considered one (1) production lot when the
following criteria are met:
NSS
P/N
PFMEA
PPAP
PVC
rpm
SDS
8 Coding System
This standard shall be referenced in other
documents, drawings, etc., as follows:
Material (Coating) per GMW3359 Type (A/B/C)
(Optional: black)
Example: Coating per GMW3359 Type C black.
Publication
Date
Description
(Organization)
JUN 2000
Initial publication.
DEC 2000
OCT 2004
SEP 2007
FEB 2014
Complete revision.
(Finishes & Coatings
Global Subsystem
Leadership Team)
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Appendix A
The following table describes the testing requirements for various material and parts approval process.
Table A1: Testing Requirements
Chemical
Approval
Requirements
Applicator
Approval
Control
Plan Note 1
Not applicable
Note 2
PPAP Note 1
Note 3
Note 4
Note 5
Note 1: Production parts shall be used unless surrogates are explicitly allowed.
Note 2: Other than for Chemical and Applicator approval, a visual check and statement indicating conformance is sufficient.
Note 3: Temperature resistance test per 3.6.4 only required for new chemical approval.
Note 4: Use actual production part. No surrogates allowed.
Note 5: Use a rotation of in-house production parts for NSS testing.
Note 6: Use production parts per 3.10.2 or surrogate parts per Section 3.10.1.
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Availability of material and technical support in at least two (2) countries where GM Product Engineering
resides.
Technical capability.
Applicator must have capability for CoF/TT testing currently and have two (2) years plans for capability of
independently measuring thread and underhead bearing friction per ISO 16047.
All applications for new applicators must be made through an existing approved GM chemical supplier.
Contact the GM Materials Engineer responsible for this specification before testing.
New chemical and applicator test requirements:
Test samples must be coated on a regular production line with the intended chemistry running for a
minimum of three (3) months unless otherwise agreed upon by GM responsible Materials Engineer. No
special handling or treatment allowed. Special arrangements may be allowed for new coating
technologies.
All testing must be performed by independent ISO 17025 accredited laboratory unless otherwise
authorized by GM. Official reports (in electronic format) are required.
All after-test samples must be submitted together for review. Since certain test parts (such as after
corrosion testing) will continue to degrade after end of test, it is important to plan ahead.
Applicator approvals are valid for five (5) years after which they may be renewed following review of quality
history and optional sample testing. Approvals may be revoked at any time for quality issues and other
non-conformances to this specification or AIAG CQI-12.
New applicators must have automated coating systems with tilting basket capability. Coating parameters
such as loading weight/amount, dip time, spin speed, spin time, and transportation through the curing oven
must be automated.
For new chemical systems, submit technical data sheet and a "dry film" MSDS for evaluation for potential
hazardous material.
For new applicators, submit an independent AIAG CQI-12 audit report, along with Automotive Industry
Action Group (AIAG) format process flow diagram, control plan, and Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis
(PFMEA) documents.
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Coating material and applicators approved for Type A are automatically approved for Type B.
Type C is considered a completely separate approval. However, some testing may be abbreviated if
the coating system and application process for Type A/B and C are identical, differing only in base
coat thickness.
Special testing and sampling requirements:
3.1 Submit a brief outline of process equipment capability shot blasting, phosphate line, type and
size of parts capability, etc.
3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 A minimum of ten (10) samples for each test. Submit all tested samples along
with official reports.
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3.5 For each type, coating thickness measurement must be by cross section method on five (5) or
more random parts. Submit all measured sample mounts.
3.6 For each type, prepare a minimum of 20 samples for NSS testing: Ten (10) pieces are for white
corrosion evaluation, and the remaining ten (10) pieces for red rust evaluation.
3.10 Contact the responsible GM materials engineer regarding test requirements for new material and
applicator approval.
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