Electroplating
Building Blocks of an Aqueous Cleaning Process
Chemistry, time, temperature and mechanical energy are the keys
Read MoreNickel and Stress
I need some basic information on stress in nickel deposits. Can you recommend some sources?
Read MoreElectroless Nickel and Magnetism
We apply electroless nickel to a number of different steel substrates. We routinely demagnetize the parts before placing them in the plating bath. Recently one of our chemical vendors suggested that we were wasting money by doing this since electroless nickel does not seem to be harmed by magnetic substrates. What are your thoughts?
Read MoreFinger Prints on Zinc Plating
We supply zinc plated components to a number of different industries. We do not do the actual plating but rely on outside vendors. Frequently, we will receive plated parts from our vendors with fingerprints spotting and dull areas. Do you have any suggestions and how we can reduce the number of rejected parts?
Read MorePlating on Aluminum Again
Our plating shop does a lot of plating on aluminum. We always seem to have problems with blistering. When we remove some of the blisters to examine the defect, it appears that the zincate layer is at fault. Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve our zincating process?
Read MoreStill Valuable
Vapor degreasing remains the cleaning process of choice in some applications
Read MoreSome More Blackening Problems
Our shop specializes in blackening of 300 and 400 series stainless steel. We sporadically have trouble with smut, staining and color differences on the parts. What can we do to minimize these problems?
Read MoreRestoring Zinc And Pot Metal Castings
How do you restore old zinc or pot metal castings used on classic automobiles?
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