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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Is Aerospace Finishing Filled to Capacity?
As Boeing and Airbus demand more finishing capacity, the challenges faced by owners of finishing businesses are pressing, as both customers and regulatory agencies amp up demands for management attention and resources.
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Industry Groups Challenge European REACH on Chromium Trioxide
challenge alleges that the commission erred in its assessment of chromium trioxide for authorization and failed to provide an exemption for the continued use of it and other related compounds in the surface coatings industry.
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Alloy Plating by Heating Stacked Single Layers and the Possibility of its Application in the Future
This paper was presented at NASF SUR/FIN 2013 in Rosemont, Ill., on June 10, 2013.
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Cutting Down Pretreatment Waste and Water
Husqvarna Outdoor Products replaces phosphate pretreatment system after the company launched an initiative at its numerous manufacturing plants around the world to go greener and reduce the amount of waste being discharged.
Read MoreElectropolishing 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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Electroplated Tin-Nickel Coatings as a Replacement for Nickel to Eliminate Nickel Dermatitis
This paper is a peer-reviewed and edited version of a paper delivered at NASF SUR/FIN 2013 in Rosemont, Ill., on June 12, 2013.
Read MoreHazy 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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Ask Art Kushner: Zinc-Plated Pipe Fittings
Q: 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. Any suggestions?
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