This document specifies the technical requirements for the electroless zinc flake coating of steel fasteners. This document applies to the following coatings: --- with or without hexavalent chromium; --- with or without surface coating; --- with or without lubrication (self-lubricating and/or additional lubrication). This document applies to bolts, screws, studs and nuts with ISO metric thread, fasteners with non-ISO metric thread, and fasteners without thread, such as washers, pins, clamps, etc. This document does not specify the weldability or coating performance of fasteners and is not applicable to mechanical galvanizing. NOTE: High-strength fasteners (tensile strength ≥ 1000 MPa) use coatings in accordance with this document to avoid the risk of internal hydrogen embrittlement (see 4.4). See Appendix A for coated fastener design and installation information.