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Hard Chrome Plating Questions and Answers
Our company plates hard chrome on hydraulic rods as well as other parts. For many of these parts we apply a flash chrome plate prior to plating with hard chrome. Is there any rule of thumb as to whether we should be using a current density of 2-4 ASI?
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The Mobile and Static Exposure of Decorative Nickel-Chromium Deposits
The corrosion resistance of nine plating systems with decoratively plated chromium was evaluated from the results of the CASS and Corrodkote tests, and Detroit Roof and Kure Beach exposure compared with the results of actual mobile service performance on cars used in Detroit.
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Are Ionic Liquids Right for Your Parts Cleaning Job?
Ionic liquids have also been considered for parts cleaning applications because of their negligible vapor pressure, high thermal and electrochemical stability, and low melting points of less than 100°C.
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Solving Wide-Body E-Coat Immersion Problems
Altec Industries in Burnsville, N.C., a manufacturer of heavy truck bodies and related equipment, added e-coat to its finishing operation and—through the proper design and execution of an electrocoat/liquid spray topcoat paint system —addressed issues of e-coating large truck bodies.
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Debugging A Powder Coating Line
Faced with an adhesion issue, a manufacturer of aluminum fence and rail products set out to find the solution to their problem, even if it meant taking apart his line components one-by-one.
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Corrosion-Current Data for Nickel-Chromium Couples
When nickel electroplate is coupled with chromium, a high current density and corrosion rate at the anode, usually nickel, are favored by a high electrolyte concentration, a high temperature and a low nickel-to-chromium area ratio.
Read MoreThere’s No Business Like ‘Show Business’
Before you know it, most of us will be heading off to shows and conferences hosted by the various trade associations that service the finishing industry. Things actually kick off April 10–12 when the Electrocoat Association gathers in Orlando, Fla., for ECOAT 2012 (electrocoat.org), produced in partnership with Products Finishing.
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A Conversation With ... Eric Jones, Col-Met Spray Booths
As president and CEO of Col-Met Spray Booths, Jones has overseen several expansions of his company, which sells and installs paint spray booths, batch ovens and related products throughout the U.S.
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Shipshape Testing: Software Meets IMO PSPC Requirements.
\New regulations apply to seawater ballast tanks of all types of ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage, and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of 150 meters in length and upwards
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Electroplating of Zinc-Base Die Castings in a System Incorporating Dual Chromium
In the CASS testing of 1961 outside door handles plated in one of six exterior die-cast plating machines equipped for the dual chromium system at the Flint, Michigan plant of the Ternstedt Division of General Motors Corporation, 97% of the handles tested presented an appearance which it is felt would be acceptable to a car owner after one year's service.
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