| Specification | ProcessDescription | Category | SpecLimits |
| AMS 2404 | Plating, Electroless Nickel | Chemical Processing | Limits: Space Only: No steels 40 HRC or higher or Class 2 treatments |
| AMS-QQ-N-290 | Nickel Plating (Electrodeposited) | Chemical Processing | Limits: Space Only: No steels 40 HRC or higher |
| ASTM B488 | Electrodeposited Coatings of Gold for Engineering Uses | Chemical Processing | Limits: Space Only: No steels 31 HRC or higher |
| MIL-C-26074 | Plating - Nickel - Electroless | Chemical Processing | Limits: Space Only: No steels 40 HRC or higher or Class 2 treatments |
| MIL-DTL-45204 | Electrodeposited Gold Plating | Chemical Processing | Limits: None |
| QQ-N-290 | Nickel Plating (Electrodeposited) | Chemical Processing | Limits: Space Only: No steels 40 HRC or higher |