I am having a problem with burning on my nickel-plated parts. On some jobs, 75 to 85 percent of the parts come out with burnt areas. Do you have any suggestions as to what the cause of this might be? Ask an ExpertPublished: 7/23/2012
Can you give me any information about nickel phosphorous electrolytic plating? Does it have the same set of properties as electroless nickel plating? Ask an ExpertPublished: 7/13/2012
Our company produces oven racks. The base material is a low-carbon steel (SAE 1006/SAE 1008). The racks are nickel-chromium plated. After the process is completed, the plating has the feel and look of sandpaper, and we must have a bright, smooth fin... Ask an ExpertPublished: 5/10/2012
We are having trouble plating electroless nickel/boron nitride. The base material is carbon steel. Seventy-five to 80 percent of the parts plate satisfactorily, but the rest of the parts do not plate at all. Can you offer any suggestions on how to s... Ask an ExpertPublished: 5/9/2012
We are using ion exchange treatment for wastewater from nickel-chrome and zinc plating. The metal rinses are passed through the ion exchange process to remove the presence of nickel, hex chrome and zinc metal ions. The “clean water” is re-used to ri... Ask an ExpertPublished: 3/2/2012
I cannot achieve uniform adhesion of either Wood’s nickel or cyanide copper on C14500, tellurium-bearing copper. I clean using reverse current followed by 11 percent HCl, a Wood’s nickel strike and a silver strike. After stripping the failed plate a... Ask an ExpertPublished: 2/29/2012