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Tin Plate on Zinc/Nickel Deposit
Our company produces components made from mild steel that are nickel/zinc plated. We have been asked to investigate the possibility of over-plating of a tin strip on these parts. Can this be done, and can it be done selectively?
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Plating Q&A: Can you color stainless steel?
Our expert, Art Kushner, says yes, you can color stainless steel, but it is not a process that is typically performed in a plating shop. Read more about his answer.
Read MoreDrying Gold-Plated Parts
What is the optimum temperature for drying gold-plated parts? Is there a point where the temperature may become detrimental to the gold-plated surface?
Read MoreFinish Brightness
Finished lots of parts ostensibly with the same plated finish “look” very different each time they are received. Is there a more trustworthy process to determine the brightness of the finished part?
Read MoreBurnt Nickel
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?
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Q&A: Nickel Phosphorous Plating
Can you give me any information about nickel phosphorous electrolytic plating? Does it have the same set of properties as electroless nickel plating?
Read MoreChrome-Nickel Screens and Pitting
Our company manufactures screens used in continuous centrifugal machines in sugar mills. The screens we are shipping this year start pitting after 11 days of use, whereas the screens we previously supplied did not show any pitting until 20-25 days of use. What parameters should we check?
Read MorePlating on Tellurium Copper Alloys
A reader's method for plating tellurium copper alloys is better than Arthur Kushner's original suggestion.
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