Arthur S. Kushner

Arthur S. Kushner Consultant

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Metallurgy 101

Question: What is nickel silver?

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Electroplating

Acid Concentration in a Copper Sulfate Bath

Question: What causes the sulfuric acid concentration to increase above the recommended limits in an acid copper plating bath?

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Polarized Zinc Anodes

Question: I am using a non-cyanide alkaline zinc plating bath.

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Pollution Controls for a Chem-film Line

Question: What is the set up for proper pollution controls on a chem-film line that is using well water, not city water and discharging to lagoon system.

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How Clean is it?

Quesion: What are some of the alternative methods for determining the cleanliness of a surface?

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Electroplating

Electropolishing Gold

Quesion: Can you give me a formulation for the electropolishing of gold particularly 14- and 18-karat gold?

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Gold Stains Revisited

Those of you who read the item “Gold Stains” in the May 2005 column must be wondering what in the world I was saying!

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Anodizing

Black Chrome or Nickel

Question: We have a customer that wants to black chrome aluminum motorcycle rims.

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Electroplating

Another Visit to RoHS

Question: Our company is a manufacturer and distributor of fasteners and electronic components that are sold throughout North America and Europe.

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Electroplating

Copper Plating of Stainless Steel

We electroplate 304 stainless steel using a copper sulfate plating bath. Should we make any changes to our process if we want to plate 430-stainless steel?

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Electroplating

Electroless Nickel on 303S Stainless Steel

Question: We are currently using parts made of 303S stainless steel that are plated with electroless nickel.

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The Question of Outsourcing

Question: It seems like everybody has an opinion regarding the outsourcing of manufacturing and engineering services to other countries.

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