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Electroless Nickel Plating
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Electroless Nickel is an autocatalytic plating process resulting in a reflective layer of nickel phosphorus. Because E-Nickel is chemically deposited, the coating is uniform in thickness, making post machining unnecessary when dimensions are accurate.
E-Nickel provides a hard, corrosion, abrasion, and wear resistant surface to protect machine components in many industrial environments:
- Oil and Gas: Valve Components such as balls, gates, plugs and other components
- Automation Equipment: Wear resistance rollers and sorting equipment
- Automotive: Heat sinks, shock absorbers, gears, cylinder, and break pistons
- Plastics: Molds and dies for injecting and "low and blow" molding of plastics components, extruders and machine parts rollers
Click here to download a printable brochure for: Electroless Nickel
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| Advantages |
- Excellent abrasion and corrosion resistance
- Uniform plating with no edge build up
- Excellent natural surface lubricity
- Ideal for tight tolerance work
| Capabilities |
- Rack and barrel capabilities
- 5 plating tanks and 2 plating lines
- Can apply to aluminum, stainless teel, brass, copper, and steel
- Post bake operation - build-up capacities .003 thick
- Masking capabilities
| Specifications |
| Property: |
Typical Value: |
| Density |
8.3 g/cm³ |
| Phosphorous Content |
10 - 12% |
| Hardness (as plated) |
41 - 46 RCH |
| Hardness (heat treated @750F for 1 hr) |
61 - 66 RCH |
| Water Resistance |
12 - 18 *TWI |
| Water Resistance (heat treated) |
8 - 12 *TWI |
| Magnetic Tendancy |
Non-Magnetic |
| Nitric Acid Test |
Pass |
| Melting Point |
1620 F |
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*TWI = Tabor Wear Index is the weight loss in mg per 1000 ycles against CS10 wheels |
• MIL - C - 26074
• AMS - 2404
• AMS - 2405
• ASTM - B - 733
• ISO - 4527
• X-Ray thickness measurement available
• AFT will meet or exceed most private specifications and standards
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