Cadmium is a soft white metal, when electrodeposited onto ferrous and nonferrous base metals (steel and copper), functions as a “sacrificial coating”, corroding before the substrate material to which it is applied. Cadmium offers an exceptional bonding surface for adhesives and paints, and is the preferred coating for salt-water environments. The corrosion protection of plated cadmium can be enhanced by applying chromate conversion coatings onto the surface of the cadmium, yielding a gold or olive-drab color. Cadmium plating is used in a variety of aerospace, automotive and electrical/electronic applications
| Specification | Specification Description | Company |
|---|---|---|
| AMS-QQ-P-416 | Cadmium Plate | Boeing |
| PS 13101 | Cadmium Plate | Boeing |
| QQ-P-416 | Cadmium Plate | Boeing |
| AMS-QQ-P-416 | Cadmium Plate | Curtis Wright |
| CPS 6004 | Cadmium Plate | Curtis Wright |
| CPS 6616 | Cadmium Plate | Curtis Wright |
| QQ-P-416 | Cadmium Plate | Goodrich |
| AMS 2400 | Cadmium Plate | Honeywell |
| AMS-QQ-P-416 | Cadmium Plate | Honeywell |
| PCS 2101 | Cadmium Plate | Messier Dowty |
| AMS 2400 | Cadmium Plate | Parker Hannifin |
| AMS 2400 | Cadmium Plate | Pratt & Whitney / Raytheon |
| AMS 2400 | Cadmium Plate | Pratt & Whitney Canada / Raytheon |
| AMS-QQ-P-416 | Cadmium Plate | Sikorsky |
| SS 8448 | Cadmium Plate | Sikorsky |
| SPOP 21 | Cadmium Plate | SPOP |
| AMS 2400 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |
| AMS 2401 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |
| AMS-QQ-P-416, CLASSS 1, 2, 3; TYPE 1, 2, 3 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |
| CP 13.08 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |
| HS 74 CLASS 1,2,3; TYPE 1,2,3 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |
| PN 13.08 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |
| QQ-P-416 CLASS 1, 2, 3; TYPE 1, 2, 3 | Cadmium Plate | UTC Aerospace Sys. - Collins Aerospace |