M5083 [2016-N]

Nissan Engineering Standard

NES Rust Preventive Coating Materials for Automobile Parts

1. SCOPE
This NES stipulates the coating materials to be used on ferrous automotive parts. (Excluding the
non-ferrous metal parts and stainless steels.) The materials must conform to NES M 0301 (Substance Use
Restrictions).

Note: The units and numerical values expressed in this standard are based on SI units.
Conventional units are noted in { } for informative reference.

2. TYPES
The coating material types shall be as listed in Table 1. (1)

Table 1 Types
Applicable parts
Division Type Classification Symbol
example
Cation type Standard deposited coating materials CED
Suspension member
deposited Edge cover deposited coating materials CED-E
Deposited Suspension link
coating Edge cover thick film deposited coating
coating Brackets
materials(1) materials
CED-T
materials
Hub bolt
Anion type deposited coating materials AED
(Service parts)
Room temp. Within 30 min. at room
ET-1A
drying type temp.
Spray Engine block
Forced drying Within 30 min. at temp.
coating ET-1B Knuckle arms
type below 80°C
materials Brackets
Within 30 min. at temp.
Baking type ET-1C
Coating below 140°C
materials Room temp. Within 30 min. at room
ET-2A
for parts drying type temp.
Immersion
Forced drying Within 30 min. at temp.
General coating ET-2B Axle parts
type below 80°C
coating materials
materials(2) Within 30 min. at temp.
Baking type ET-2C
below 140°C
Room temp. Within 30 min. at room
ET-3A
drying type temp.
Brush
Forced drying Within 30 min. at temp. Ground surface of
coating ET-3B
type below 80°C chassis parts
materials
Within 30 min. at temp.
Baking type ET-3C
below 140°C
Within 30 min. at temp. Wiper motor
Powder coating materials ET-2D
below 140°C Coil springs
1
Note ( ): Utmost precautions must be taken when applying cation deposited coating materials to parts subjected to tension
(torsion bars, springs, etc.) due to the possibility for hydrogen embrittlement.
2
( ): As potential characteristics of casting and forging parts, the following issues are known.
<1> Since oxide scale is formed on the surface, adhesion of coating is not adequate.
<2> Since the extent of surface roughness is great, coating thickness may not be uniform.
<3> Since many casting/forging parts have a large heat capacity, it is difficult to apply baked finish.
From the reasons above, utmost precautions need to be taken to ensure the coating quality specified in this
standard.

The latest version of the followings applies.

Normative references: NES M 0007 Testing Method for Automotive Paint
NES M 0140 Salt Spray Testing
NES M 2020 Cold Rolled Carbon Steel Sheets and Strips
NES M 0158 Methods of Compound Corrosion Test
NES M 0301 Substance Use Restrictions

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3. ELECTRO-DEPOSITION COATING MATERIAL

3.1 Deposited coating materials

The quality of deposited coating materials shall be as listed in Table 2.

Table 2 Quality of Coating Materials

Standards Test method

Division Items
Cation type Anion type (NES M 0007)

Specific Undiluted solution As agreed

In accordance with Item 7.
gravity Coated film As agreed
Non-volatile content As agreed In accordance with Item 8.
The coating material shall be free from
any mixture of foreign materials, hard
Condition in container In accordance with Item 5.
lumps, etc., must be homogenized
easily by agitation.
pH 6 to 7 7 to 8.5 In accordance with Item 13.
No un-soluted substances should exist
Sedimentation after the coating material has been In accordance with Item 14.
restored by agitation.
pH 6 to 7 7 to 8.5

Coulomb efficiency 20 min. 15 min.

No resin impurities nor foreign
Dilution dispersibility
materials should exist.
Storage No un-soluted substances should exist
In accordance with Item 15.
stability Sedimentation after the coating material has been
agitated and restored.
Coating
materials Throwing power 20 cm min.
The coated surface shall be free from
Coated surface
any running, crawling, solvent popping,
condition
pin holes and water drip traces.
No resin impurities nor foreign
Dilution dispersibility In accordance with Item 16.
substances should exist.
Coulomb efficiency 20 min. 15 min. In accordance with Item 18.
Throwing power 20 min. 16.5 min. In accordance with Item 19.
Oil repellency property As agreed In accordance with Item 45.
Secondary dripping property The coating material should not soften. In accordance with Item 49.
No difference should be recognized on
the surface condition after the coating
Uneven drying In accordance with Item 50.
material has stood for 1, 2 and 3
minutes.
Water drop trace property As agreed In accordance with Item 51.
Chemical contamination As agreed In accordance with Item 52.
L-effect As agreed In accordance with Item 53.
Volatile content As agreed In accordance with Item 11.

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3.2 Quality of coated film
The quality of deposited coating film shall be as listed in Table 3.
Use the test piece with chemical conversion treatment of SP120 specified in NES M 2020.

Table 3 Quality of Coated Film

Standards Test method
Division Items
CED CED-E CED-T AED (NES M 0007)

Appear- The coated surface shall be free from any

Coated surface
ance running, crawling, solvent popping, pin In accordance with Item 20.
appearance
perfor- holes and water drop traces.
mance Gloss 30 min. In accordance with Item 21.
Overbake
Adhesion 100/100 In accordance with Item 25.
resistance
Coated film specific
1.5 max. In accordance with Item 7.
gravity
Physical H and H and H and HB and
Coating hardness In accordance with Item 26.
perfor- harder harder harder harder
mance Impact resistance 30 cm min. In accordance with Item 27.
In accordance with Item 28.
Chipping Gravelo 80 spot 392 kPa {4 kgf/cm2}, No.6
– – –
resistance meter test max. gravel, 250 g
*1 cycle. SST after 24 hrs.

Moisture Appearance No abnormality

In accordance with Item 32.
resistance Adhesion 100/100
Edge 10 spot 10 spot
corrosion max. max.
In accordance with Item 58.
resistance The No. of rust spots per 10 cm of knife,
SST 168hrs. replacement blade.
800 hrs. 800 hrs. 800 hrs. 240 hrs.
Salt spray The rust swelling width from the cross cut
test shall be 2 mm or less on either side.
The peel width by cellophane tape shall be
Coated Corrosion 3 mm or less on either side.
films resistance
100 cycles 100 cycles 150 cycles 40 cycles
In accordance with Item 33.
No rust should exist on the general faces.
Compound
corrosion 50 cycles 50 cycles 100 cycles 20 cycles
test (CCT-I
method) The rust swelling width from the cross cut
shall be 2 mm or less on either side.
Chemical The peel width by cellophane tape shall be
perfor- 3 mm or less on either side.
mance
Test time 10 cycles
Thermal
Appearance No abnormality In accordance with Item 46.
cycle
Adhesion 100/100

Test time 168 hrs.

Warm
water Appearance No abnormality In accordance with Item 57.
resistance
Adhesion 100/100
To be free from any significant change in In accordance with Item 36
Acid resistance
color, stains, swelling etc. (A).
To be free from any significant change in
Alkali resistance In accordance with Item 37.
color, stains, swelling etc.
To be free from any significant change in
Gasoline resistance In accordance with Item 38.
color, stains, swelling etc.
To be free from any significant change in
Engine oil resistance In accordance with Item 39.
color, stains, swelling etc.
Rust preventive wax To be free from any significant change in
In accordance with Item 43.
resistance color, stains, swelling etc.

Remarks: The dry coated film thickness shall be 30 µm for CED-T, and 20 µm for others.

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4. GENERAL COATING MATERIALS

4.1 Quality of general coating materials

The quality of general coating materials shall be as listed in Table 4.

Table 4 Quality of Coating Materials

Test method
Division Items Standards
(NES M 0007)
The coating material must be free from the
mixture of any foreign materials, hard lumps, In accordance with
Condition in container
and must be homogenized easily when Item 5.
agitated.
Undiluted
Specific As agreed (1.4 max.) In accordance with
solution
gravity Item 7.
Coated film As agreed (1.4 max.)
In accordance with
Non-volatile content As agreed (20% min.)
Item 8.
Rotational
As agreed
viscosity In accordance with
Viscosity
Stormer Item 9.
As agreed (10 - 60 sec.)
Fordcup
In accordance with
pH As agreed
Item 13.
The coating material shall be free from any
Coating significant layer separation and In accordance with
materials Sedimentation property
sedimentation, and must be restored easily Item 14.
by agitation.
pH The degree of change shall be less than 1.
Dilution Free from any insoluble resin and foreign
dispersibility matter.
The coating material shall be free from any
Sedimenta- significant layer separation and
Storage tion property sedimentation, and must be restored easily In accordance with
stability by agitation. Item 15.
Free from such abnormalities as crawling,
solvent popping, color unevenness and water
Coated
drop traces. When the coating material has
surface
been diluted with less than 2 times of solvent,
appearance
there should appear no abnormal change in
color, gloss, etc.

Remarks: The value given inside a parenthesis ( ) is a recommended value.

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4.2 Quality of general coated films
Quality of coated films shall be as listed in Table 5, 6, 7.
Use the test piece of SP120 specified in NES M 2020.

Table 5 Quality of Coated Films

ET-1A ET-1B ET-1C
Test method
Division Items ET-2A ET-2B ET-2C ET-2D
(NES M 0007)
ET-3A ET-3B ET-3C
Coated surface The coated surface shall be free from running, crawling, In accordance with
appearance solvent popping, pin holes and water drop traces. Item 20.
In accordance with
Gloss As agreed As agreed As agreed As agreed
Item 21.
In accordance with
Color difference As agreed As agreed As agreed As agreed
Item 24.
Film hardness 2B and 2B and B and HB and In accordance with
(When scratched by pencil) harder harder harder harder Item 26.
In accordance with
Impact resistance 15 cm min. 15 cm min. 30 cm min. 30 cm min.
Item 27.
In accordance with
Adhesion 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/100
Item 29.
In accordance with
Bending resistance 5 5 5 5
Item 30.
Test hours 48 hrs. 48 hrs. 120 hrs. 120 hrs.
To be free To be free To be free To be free
Humidity In accordance with
Appearance from any from any from any from any
resistance Item 32.
abnormality abnormality abnormality abnormality
Adhesion 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/100

Test time 2 cycles

Thermal To be free To be free To be free To be free
In accordance with
cycle Appearance from any from any from any from any
Item 46 (1).
property abnormality abnormality abnormality abnormality
Adhesion 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/100
Coated
films In accordance with
Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Item 28. No.6.
Chipping resistance
min. min. min. min. 250 g 392 kPa
{4 kgf/cm2}
Test time 120 Hr
To be free To be free To be free To be free
Warm water In accordance with
Appearance from any from any from any from any
resistance Item 57.
abnormality abnormality abnormality abnormality
Adhesion 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/100
In accordance with
Item 36(A).
However, for ET-1,
To be free To be free from any significant
2, and 3A, observe
Acid resistance from abnormalities such as change in color,
a condition after
swelling. stains and swelling.
density of 0.15
w/v % leaving for 3
hrs.
To be free from any
significant abnormalities In accordance with
Alkali resistance – –
such as change in color, Item 37.
stains and swelling.
To be free from any significant abnormalities as change In accordance with
Gasoline resistance
in color, stains and swelling. Item 38.
To be free from any significant abnormalities as change In accordance with
Engine oil resistance
in color, stains and swelling. Item 39.
Rust preventive wax To be free from any significant abnormalities as change In accordance with
resistance in color, stains and swelling. Item 43.

Remarks: Use the test pieces which have been degreased.

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Table 6 Coated Film Quality of General Coating Materials (Rust Preventive Performance)
Salt Spray Test

Classification SST (Hr)

Division Engineering Drying Only Chemical Remarks
Symbol
method conditions degreasing treatment
Room temp.
ET-1A 72 144
drying type Rust on less than 10% of the
Spray Forced general surface area.
ET-1B 144 240
coating drying type
materials No more than 4 spots of swelling
Baking type ET-1C 240 480 and rust shall not exceed 3 mm
on either side of cross cut.
Room temp.
ET-2A 72 144
drying type Rust on less than 10% of the
Immersion Forced general surface area.
Coated ET-2B 144 240
coating drying type
films materials No more than 4 spots of swelling
Baking type ET-2C 240 480 and rust shall not exceed 3 mm
on either side of cross cut.
Room temp.
ET-3A 72 144
drying type Rust on less than 10% of the
Brush
coating Forced general surface area.
ET-3B 144 240
materials drying type
Baking type ET-3C 240 480 No more than 4 spots of swelling
and rust shall not exceed 3 mm
Powder coating materials ET-2D 240 480 on either side of cross cut.

Table 7 Compound Corrosion Tests

Classification CCT-I method (cycle)

Division Engineering Drying Only Chemical Remarks
Symbol
method conditions degreasing treatment
Room temp.
ET-1A 5 10
drying type
Spray
Forced The general surface must be free
coating ET-1B 10 20
drying type from rust.
materials
Baking type ET-1C 20 40
Room temp.
ET-2A 5 10
drying type
Immersion
Forced The general surface must be free
coating ET-2B 10 20
Coated drying type from rust.
materials
films
Baking type ET-2C 20 40
Room temp.
ET-3A 5 10
drying type
Brush
Forced The general surface must be free
coating ET-3B 10 20
drying type from rust.
materials
Baking type ET-3C 20 40
The general surface must be free
Powder coating materials ET-2D 20 40
from rust.

Remarks: 1. The dry coated film thickness shall be 20 µm.

2. The salt spray test shall be conducted in accordance with NES M 0140.
3. The compound corrosion test shall be conducted in accordance with NES M 0158.

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ANNEX
[Revision in March 2016]
1. Revision objectives
Expressions which may cause misunderstanding have been reviewed.

2. Major revision points

In the Corrosion resistance on P3, the standard "No swelling nor rust should exist beyond 2 mm either side of cross
cut." was corrected to "The rust swelling width from the cross cut shall be less than 2 mm on either side."

[Revision in October, 2014]

1. Revision objectives
In accordance with the regular revision, confirmation of the standard quoted and review of expressions which may
cause misunderstanding have been implemented.

2. Major revision points

(1) Year notations of the normative references have been deleted and "The latest version of the following applies." has
been added.
(2) It has been confirmed that there is no effect to this standard by the changes made in normative reference M0007.
(3) Since there was an expression which may cause misunderstanding in Note (2) for Table 1, the note has been
corrected based on the common knowledge.

[Revision in December, 2009]

1. Revision objectives
Paint film quality requirement regarding acid-proof water-based paint dries at room temperature (ET-1, 2, 3A), was
reviewed.

2. Major revision points

To adjusting with actual performance of water-based paint dries at room temperature (ET-1, 2, 3A) that has market
record for more than 20 years, required quality level regarding acid-proof was reviewed as follows.

[New quality requirement]

0.15 w/v % sulphuric acid aqueous solution of 0.2 ml falling-drop under 20 ± 1 °C, 73 ± 5% RH environments, "To be
free from swelling" shall occur after 3 hours of exterior observation.
↑
[Old quality requirement]
"To be free from any significant abnormalities such as change in color, stains and swelling" regarding M0007 36(A)
method (10 w/v % sulphuric acid aqueous solution of 0.2 ml falling-drop under 20 ± 1 °C, 73 ± 5% RH environments
under 24 hours exterior observation).

[Revision in July, 2007]

1. Revision objectives
- A periodical revision has been made.

2. Major revision points

- Year of Normative references has been revised.
- Applicable parts examples has been revised.
In Table 1 "Type" of coating material, hub bolt and coil spring were included as an applicable parts example of anion type
deposited coating materials. However, as for surface treatment for hub bolt, "rust preventive zinc aluminum composite
coating film + machine fluid" is becoming mainstream now and it has been applied to certain service parts. Therefore,
"Service parts" has been added in parentheses. Also, as for surface treatment for coil springs, "powder coating" is
becoming mainstream now. Therefore, coil springs has been removed from anion type deposited coating materials field
and indicated in powder coating materials field.

[Revision in April 11, 2006]

- The year ⋅ revision number of NES M0301-2005-1 was indicated. (Partial approval: Substituted by KY2)

[Revised in November, 2002]

- Revision years have been revised in response to the revision of the References.
- The statement that "the materials must conform to NES M0301 "Substance Use Restrictions"" has been added.
- Odor and hardening condition, which have nothing to do with product quality, have been deleted from quality of general
coated materials in response to the deletion from NES M 0007.

[Revision in March, 1994]

- In response to the revision of NES M 0007 Testing Method for Automotive Paint, related items have been reviewed.
Also, test time of 168 h of warm water resistance test in the quality of deposited coating film has been consistent with the
suspension specifications that already have market result.

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