Arthur S. Kushner

Arthur S. Kushner Consultant

Electroplating

Cyanide Zinc on Cast Iron

What would be the correct process for plating zinc on cast iron parts?

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Electroplating

Corrosion Pits

What is the best procedure for replacing hard chrome on carbon steel substrates that have corrosion pits 0.10” in depth?

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Electroplating

Wire Pitting

Could a change in the supplier of wire parts be the cause of increased pitting after plating?

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Electroplating

Artistic Application of Electroplating

I want to plate a pattern onto the metal cathode, moving a sharp/pointy anode around to trace out the pattern, but I can’t decide what metal to plate and what solution would be best.

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Electroplating

Coloring of Stainless Steel Redux

Can stainless steel be colored?

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Electroplating

Yellow Stains on Nickel Plate

Why do yellow stains form in low-current-density areas of the mild steel furniture hinges we nickel barrel plate?

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Electroplating

Electropolishing of Gold and Gold Alloys

Can you give me the formulation of a solution for electropolishing of gold jewelry that does not contain cyanide?

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Electroplating

Hazy Chrome Plate

I am plating a door plate for a lock set made from zinc die cast that has a 90-degree slot into which the door handle is inserted. Why is a haziness visible around the slot area?

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Electroplating

Blisters on Zinc-Plated Steel

How can we eliminate blistering on steel parts?

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Electroplating

EN and Plating Out

I have a 150-gal electroless nickel bath, and I am having problems with my 316 stainless steel heaters plating out.

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Electroplating

Zinc-Plated Pipe Fittings

We zinc plate then apply a yellow trivalent chrome conversion coat to pipe fittings. The rack-plated, large-size pipe fittings look great after plating, but a few days later start to show spots of corrosion. Do you have any suggestions for solving this problem?

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Electroplating

Hard Chrome on Nitrided Parts

Is it possible to chrome plate over a nitrided part?

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