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Alkaline Zinc Plating
5/11/2012 Products Finishing: Can you give me a reference or two to learn more about the alkaline zinc plating process?
Sandpaper Finish
5/10/2012 Products Finishing: 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 finish. Can you give me any suggestions for solving this problem?
Electroless Nickel Plating Problem
5/9/2012 Products Finishing: 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 solve this problem?
EN Coating and Chemical Resistance
5/8/2012 Products Finishing: Is an electroless nickel coating chemically resistant to a solution of cyanide?
Aerospace Drives More Calls for Non-Chrome Passivate Finishes
5/1/2012 Products Finishing: More finishers are warming up to using non-chrome passivation as a way to satisfy customers who don’t want to use hexavalent chromium for corrosion treatment.