ENGINEERING Material Specification

GM6047M
STANDARDS Metals

Corrosion Protective Coatings

Phosphate/Electro-Organic

mum of 18 minutes. Immediately following the

1 Scope cure, the parts are immersed in a GM approved
protective oil compound in concentrations, tem-
This specification covers the basic requirements peratures and immersion times specified by the
for a black corrosion protective coating, which is approved chemical manufacturer. GM6047M
produced by the use of the bulk electrodeposition Code G will not use protective oil for this applica-
process, or, if the parts do not lend themselves to tion. The process is completed when packaged
barrel processing, the parts may be racked prior or placed in suitable confined containers.
to the electrodeposition process. The process
includes the application of a zinc phosphate coat- 1.4.1 Code G of this specification is recom-
ing, non-chromic acid rinse or seal, electrodepos- mended for fastener applications. GM6047M
ited black organic coating, oven bake, water/oil Code G has separate approved sources. Non-
emulsion post treatment and air dry. GM6047 fastener applications will specify GM6047M with-
Code G process includes a zinc phosphate coat- out any code
ing, non- chrome rinse or seal, cathodic electro- 1.5 Use of this finish on threaded surface and/or
deposited black organic with a torque modified bearing surface of joints could affect the torque-
post dip. tension relationship. It is recommended that a
1.1 This process is particularly effective where torque-tension study of the fastener joint be per-
thread build up of paint in recessed areas is un- formed before releasing this finish on a new ap-
desirable and also where elongated recessed plication
areas must be protected. This coating is suitable
for bolts, nuts, clips and other small ferrous or 2 References
nonferrous parts where above normal corrosion
protection or adhesion, freedom from hydrogen Note: Only the latest approved standards are
embrittlement and decorative black color are applicable unless otherwise specified.
desired. 2.1 External Standards/Specifications.
1.2 Parts that are not suitable for barrel process- ASTM E376 SAE/USCAR- 5
ing may be racked but must be processed ASTM F1470 SAE/USCAR-7
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through the same black organic coating em-

SAE/USCAR-1
ployed in the barrel process.
2.2 GM Standards/Specifications.
1.3 The coating system to this specification shall
be free of hexavalent chromate as per GMW3059 GM4298P GMW3001
requirements. Refer www.gmw3059.com GM9071P GMW3059
GM4465P
Note: Only sources with hexavalent chromate
free finishes will be listed in the approved source
list for this specification in MATSPC database 3 Requirements
effective December 2005. The sources (chemical 3.1 Appearance. Coating shall have a uniform,
suppliers and applicators) should contact the dense black appearance and shall be free from
GMNA Finish Committee to be approved for the tears, sags or other surface mottling.
hexavalent chromate free finish.
3.1.1 Barrel processed parts shall exhibit no
1.4 Application. The organic coating is applied scratches or nicks and shall not be stuck together
to properly zinc phosphated small parts via a but instead shall be free flowing.
rotatable, porous, electrodeposition barrel or, if
the parts are not suitable for barrel processing, 3.1.2 Non-sticking. The finish (Code G) should
the parts may be racked. Parts from either coat- not cause sticking of screw/washer and
ing process are oven cured at 200°C for a mini-
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nut/washer assemblies or cause flat parts to stick GM4298P for a minimum of 168 h with and shall
together. exhibit no red rust on significant surfaces, except
sharp edges. The corrosion testing of threaded
3.1.3 Rack processed parts shall exhibit uniform
fasteners must follow the procedures as outlined
organic coating including recessed areas.
in SAE/USCAR-1.
3.2 Thickness. Coating in threads and recessed
3.4.1 For normal production process, NSS test
areas, such as nuts, screwheads or elongated
shall be part of applicator’s statistical process
tubing, shall have no adverse effect on normal
control to ensure that the parts meet the corro-
installation.
sion resistance requirements.
3.2.1 The typical coating thickness shall be 10 to
3.4.2 A periodic NSS test of the parts being proc-
20 µm for threaded products or 10 to 35 µm max essed on each line running this coating shall be
for nonthreaded products. conducted using sample size of 3 pieces mini-
3.2.2 Thickness on ferrous substrates may be mum per line per shift.
measured by magnetic inductance (ASTM E376) 3.4.3 Parts must be NSS tested per GM4298P or
coating mass per surface area or micro examina- SAE/USCAR1 to meet the corrosion resistance
tion methods. Micro-examination method shall be requirements on significant surfaces per section
used for referee purposes. 3.4 for initial approval of the finish, applicators
Note: When magnetic inductance is used as the and PPAP submissions. Neutral Salt Spray test
method for film thickness measurement, the in- need not be completed prior to shipment of parts.
strument must be calibrated on an untreated part 3.5 Significant surfaces for test evaluation include
prior to checking film thickness. but are not limited to fastener head, socket re-
3.2.3 Thickness on nonferrous substrate may be cess, sems washer and external nut surface.
measured by eddy current (ASTM E376), coating Sharp edges are excluded. The significant sur-
mass per surface area or micro-examination faces on threaded fasteners are exposed sur-
methods. faces, excluding threads when the fastener is in
installed position.
Note: The maximum thickness of coating, which
may be applied to threads on threaded products, 3.5.1 Significant surfaces on parts other than
is limited by the basic thread size. threaded fasteners shall be all surfaces excluding
sharp edges.
3.3 Recess Fill Test. Apply the coating to surro-
gate P/N 11516629 (4.2x 1.4x1.6 round large 3.6 Accelerated Corrosion. Accelerated corro-
crown washer head screw with 1A cross recess) sion test, GM9540P, shall be conducted with
or equivalent in production environment (sample Code G on plated parts, using production meth-
size, N= 10 min.). Perform recess tests before ods (sample size, N = 10 minimum) using hex
and after plating to confirm that the recess di- head M 10 bolts.
mensions are correct on the unplated fastener. After 24 test cycles, the plated parts shall exhibit
Check the recess penetration depth, gage pene- not more than 5% red rust coverage and no white
tration depth and wobble degrees per the draw- corrosion coverage. Note that all visible surfaces
ing requirements (P/N 11516629) to the following of the seated screw heads including screw heads
recess data on the coated parts: edges shall be included in the percent of corro-
Recess Penetration Depth -2.31- 2.77 mm sion coverage.
Gage Penetration Depth - -1.90- 2.36 mm Note: This test is required for the initial approval
of the chemicals and PPAP submission of fas-
Wobble Limit--- 10 degrees max. teners with Code G only.
Refer to GM Standard Parts specification C200 3.7 Flexibility and Chip Resistance. Coating
for penetration gaging and C201 for Wobble gag- shall withstand the normal extension and com-
ing instructions
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pression of springs and the normal flexing en-

Note: The Recess Fill test is required for initial countered by spring clips during assembly in the
chemicals/ process approval and every PPAP end product without evidence of flaking or loss of
submission of fasteners with recess drive. adhesion to base metal. Also it shall withstand
normal handling and storage conditions without
3.4 Corrosion Resistance. Parts coated to this chipping, flaking or other coating damage.
specification shall withstand neutral salt spray per
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3.8 Adhesion Characteristics. Parts coated to 3.9 Torque-Tension Test. Metric threaded fas-
this specification shall show no evidence of blis- teners M6 and larger shall be subject to torque-
tering or other appearance changes after expo- tension monitoring through the use of surro-
sure to humidity testing per GM4465P for ≥ 96 h. gateM10x1.5 test bolts. Ten surrogate bolts shall
There shall be minimum 99.0% of coating reten- be processed with the production parts. A mini-
tion after the tape adhesion test per GM9071P mum of 10 bolts per finish line per shift shall be
Method B. In case of threaded fasteners, steel monitored per SAE/USCAR-11, except tightening
test panels shall be processed with fasteners for speed shall be 30 ± 3 min-1 (RPM). The six (6)
the adhesion test. sigma torque range values shall be within the
listed range (see Table 1). The test results shall
Note: This test is applicable for initial approval of be maintained on file to be submitted when re-
chemicals/ process, applicator approval and for quired.
PPAP submissions.
Note: Engineering drawings for surrogate fasten-
ers for Torque-tension test are available from
Global Engineering Documents/IHS.
Table 1. Torque Range Values
Thread Size Surrogate Bolt Test Nut Test Washer Torque in Nm Tension
Part Number Part Number Part Number SAE/USCAR 11 in kN
M10 x 1.5 11516105 11516090 11502644 48 ± 8 28.3

3.10 Relief of Embrittlement. All parts heat- accept the responsibility for incoming shipments
treated or cold worked to the specified core meeting this specification without dependence
hardness to HRC 32 and higher or surface upon purchaser's inspection.
hardness HRC 35 or higher shall be processed
by the finish applicator per SAE/USCAR-5.
6 Approved Sources
Engineering qualification of an approved source
4 Manufacturing Process is required for this specification. Only sources
Not applicable listed in the GM Materials File (i.e., MATSPC)
under this specification number have been quali-
fied by engineering as meeting the requirements
5 Rules and Regulations of this specification. There are separate sources
5.1 All materials supplied to this specification approved for Code G of the specification.

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must comply with the requirements of No shipment shall be made by any supplier until
GMW3001, Rules and Regulations for Mate- representative initial production samples have
rial Specifications. been approved by engineering as meeting the
5.2 All materials supplied to this specification requirements of this specification.
must comply with the requirements of
GMW3059, Restricted and Reportable Sub- 7 Coding System
stances for Parts.
This material specification shall be referenced in
5.3 Inspection and Rejection. All shipments of other documents, drawings, VTS, CTS, etc. as
material or parts under contract or purchase follows:
order manufactured to this specification shall be
equivalent in every respect to the initial samples GM6047M or GM6047M Code G
approved by engineering. There shall be no
changes in either formulation or manufacturing 8 Release and Revisions
processes permitted without prior notification
and approval by engineering. Lack of notification 8.1 Release. This standard was originated by
by the supplier constitutes grounds for rejection Fastener Specialist Team in February 1980 and
of any shipment. While samples may be taken approved in January 1990
from incoming shipments and checked for con-
formance to this specification, the supplier shall
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8.2 Revisions.
Rev Approval Description (Organization)
Date
F APR 1998 Revised 3.4 and 3.6.
(GMNA)
G MAY 2004 Added Code G: revised1.3,
1.4, 2, 3.1.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6,
3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 6, 7 and
added Table 1 (Fastener
Specialist Team)

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