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- Scratches
- Should black chromium perform as well as decorative chromium?
Ask an Expert Published: 1/12/2012
- Magnetic Parts
- I am having problems with parts that are magnetic. Can you give me any information concerning magnetized steel and the effect on plating adhesion?
Ask an Expert Published: 10/25/2011
- eeling Gold Revisited
- Our plating shop is having problems with plating gold components that have been nickel plated. We find that we get inconsistent results with the gold adhering to the nickel plate. This causes peeling and blistering of the gold plate.
Ask an Expert Published: 9/22/2011
- Sintered Metals
- Our zinc plater is having a heck of a time with a part that is made from sintered steel. The shop does a good job with all of our non-sintered parts. Do you have any advice for solving this problem?
Ask an Expert Published: 8/26/2011
- Zinc Plating and Crystal Growth Revisited
- In the February issue, I answered a question regarding formation of excess crystals in a potassium chloride zinc plating bath. I recently received additional information from one of the plating shops regarding its problem.
Ask an Expert Published: 5/24/2011
- The Peeling Gold Problem
- We are a decorative plating company with gold over bright nickel being one of our specialties. We continue to have problems with gold peeling from the bright nickel layer.
Ask an Expert Published: 5/24/2011
- Brighteners and Solder Failure
- A customer claims that brightener and grain refiner concentrations in a plating bath will affect the solderability of the plated surface.
Ask an Expert Published: 5/24/2011
- Where did the Brass Go?
- We are new to the process of plating zinc diecasts. The few samples we have prepared so far look great after plating, but after top coating and baking, the brass seems to disappear. What are we doing wrong?
Ask an Expert Published: 5/1/2011
- Plating On Beryllium/Copper Alloys
- We are using the same cleaning process that’s used for other copper alloys that we plate. Invariably with the copper beryllium alloys, we see etching on the parts. How can we solve this problem?
Ask an Expert Published: 5/1/2011
- Stripping Silver From Copper and Copper Alloys
- How does one go about stripping silver plate from copper and copper alloys?
Ask an Expert Published: 5/1/2011