NPL also coordinates Technical Work Area 22 on Mechanical Property Measurement for Thin Films and Coatings within VAMAS. VAMAS is concerned with fostering pre-standardisation activities of relevance to materials. The different projects run in TWA 22 are given below.

Standards Committees - Surface Engineering

BSI

• STI/33    Metallic and Related Coatings
• STI/40    Thermally Sprayed Coatings

CEN

• CEN TC 184   WG 5  Ceramic Coatings
• CEN TC 262   Metallic Coatings
• CEN TC 240   Thermally Sprayed Coatings

ISO

• ISO TC 107   Metallic and Inorganic Coatings
• ISO TC 206   Fine Ceramics

For more information: Mark Gee