Arthur S. Kushner

Arthur S. Kushner Consultant

Electroplating

Stress Reducer

Are there any non-proprietary stress reducers that can be used in a nickel sulfamate plating bath?

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Nesting Parts

How can we reduce or minimize nesting of parts in our barrel plating operation?

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Electroplating

Color of Brass Deposits

What should be the ratio of copper to zinc metal in a cyanide-brass plating bath if I am trying to obtain a gold-colored finish?

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Electroplating

Shadows in Electropolish

How can we prevent shadows from forming in certain areas of the larger parts that we electropolish?

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Electroplating

Bright Sulfamate Nickel

Why is the nickel deposit we get from our nickel sulfamate plating bath noticeably brighter than the results we were getting six months ago?

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Electroplating

Gold on Stainless Steel

How can we prevent peeling of gold deposit on stainless steel?

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Electroplating

Water Quality

Why is it necessary to use deionized water in hard chrome tanks?

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Electroplating

Zinc Plate on Zinc Die Castings

How can we prevent zinc die cast parts from changing color after zinc plating?

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Electroplating

Cadmium Plating on Stainless Steels

How can we minimize adhesion problems with cadmium plated on PH stainless steels?

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Electroplating

Creating Copper?

Why do our cyanide copper strike bath build up copper metal over time?

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Electroplating

Peeling Nickel Problem

Can nickel be plated on nickel without the problem of one layer separating from the other?

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Electroplating

Zinc Contamination

How do we remove zinc from our nickel tanks after copper/nickel/chromium plating?

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