Engineering Reference

Rod End & Spherical Bearings

Specification Compliance

NHBB complies with many government specifications in the manufacture of its products and is qualified for most of the major aerospace manufacturers' specifications regarding procedures such as plating, testing, and heat treating. The table below includes the most common specifications.


Plating, Coating, and Surface Treatment

ProcessSpecification

Alodine

*SAE AMS-C-5541

Anodize (Chromic)

SAE AMS-A-8625 Type I Class 1

Anodize (Sulphuric)

* SAE AMS-A-8625 Type II Class 1

Anodize (Hard)

* SAE AMS-A-8625 Type III Class 1

Cadmium 

* SAE AMS-QQ-P-416 Type I Class 3 (Races)

Cadmium (Supplementary Chromate Treatment)

* SAE AMS-QQ-P-416 Type II Class 2 (Bodies)

Cadmium (Vacuum Deposited)

SAE AMS-C-8837

Chromium

* SAE AMS-QQ-C-320 Class 2 (.0002" to .0005" thickness)

Chromium

AMS 2406

Nickel  (Electroless)

SAE AMS-C-26074

Nickel (Electrodeposited)

SAE AMS-QQ-N-290

Passivate

AMS QQ-P-35 or ASTM-A 967

Silver

AMS 2410

Zinc (Chromate Primer)

TT-P-1757

*NHBB standards. 

Heat Treatment

ProcessSpecification

Steel, Alloy and Stainless

SAE-AMS-H-6875

Aluminum 

SAE-AMS-H-6088

Beryllium Copper

SAE-AMS-H-7199

Titanium

AS-H-81200

Nondestructive Testing

ProcessSpecification

Fluorescent Penetrant

ASTM-E-1417

Magnetic Particle

ASTM-E-1444

Ultrasonic

SAE AMS STD 2154

Quality Control

ProcessSpecification

Quality Systems

ISO 9001

Aerospace Quality Systems

AS 9000

Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes 

ANSI/ASQE Z 1.4

Machining

ProcessSpecification
Threads, Rolled or TurnedAS 8879 and MIL-S-7742

Marking and Packing

ProcessSpecification

Military Packaging 

MIL-STD-129

Marking

MIL-STD-130

Preservation

MIL-DTL-197