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SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, INC.

SAE AMS2404

- Plating, Electroless Nickel

SAE AMS2700

- Passivation of corrosion resistant steel

SAE AMS-QQ-N-290

- Nickel Plating (Electrodeposited)

SAE AMS-QQ-P-416 - Plating, Cadmium (Electrodeposited)

SAE AMS-P-81728

- Plating, Tin-Lead (Electrodeposited)

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400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrandale, PA 15096-0001, and Tel: 877-606-7323 [inside USA and Canada] or

724-776-4970 [outside USA], email at CustomerService@sae.org.)

2.4 Order of precedence. Unless otherwise noted herein or in the contract, in the event of a conflict between the

text of this document and the references cited herein (except for related specification sheets), the text of this document

takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific

exemption has been obtained.

3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Specification sheets. The individual item requirements shall be as specified herein and in accordance with the

applicable specification sheet. In the event of any conflict between the requirements of this specification and the

specification sheet, the latter shall govern.

3.2 Qualification. Connector assemblies furnished under this specification shall be products that are authorized by

the qualifying activity for listing on the applicable qualified products list before contract award (see 4.3 and 6.3).

3.2.1 Quality.

3.2.1.1 Statistical process control (SPC). The contractor shall implement and use statistical process control

techniques in the manufacturing process for parts covered by this specification. The SPC program shall be developed

and maintained in accordance with EIA-557. Where SPC cannot be utilized because of non-continuous production

requirements, a lot sampling plan for inspection in accordance with table XIII with c = 0 can be utilized. The SPC and

c = 0 programs shall be documented and maintained as part of the overall reliability assurance program in accordance

with EIA-557 and MIL-STD-790. Evidence of such compliance shall be verified by the qualifying activity of this

specification as a prerequisite for qualification.

3.3 Materials. Materials shall be as identified herein. However, when a definite material is not specified, a material

shall be used which will enable the connectors to meet all requirements of this specification. Acceptance or approval

of any constituent material shall not be construed as a guarantee for acceptance of the finished product.

3.3.1 Interface materials, platings and processes. Interface materials, platings, and processes have been

established to provide assurances that connectors manufactured to this specification will properly interface to similar

industry standard or government specified connector systems without problems of electrochemical incompatibility or

excessive interface surface wear. The manufacturers of connectors supplied to this specification may be allowed to

use alternate recognized industry standard materials, platings, and processes from those identified in 3.3. Alternate

materials, platings and processes used must be coordinated with the qualifying activity as part of the qualification

process. Use of alternates to those referenced guidance items by the supplier must not result in inferior short or long

term performance or reliability of supplied connectors as compared with connectors manufactured using the

referenced materials, platings, or processes. Short or long term failures or reliability problems due to use of these

alternates shall be the responsibility of the supplier.

3.3.2 Dissimilar metals. When dissimilar metals are employed in intimate contact with each other, protection

against electrolytic corrosion shall be provided (see 3.3.1).

3.3.3 Nonmagnetic materials (classes M and N connectors). All parts used in classes M and N connectors shall be

made from materials which are classed as nonmagnetic (see 3.5.1).