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    General Notes On Electroplating

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    Electroplating is a process that uses electrolysis to coat an object, usually metal, with a layer of another metal. Common metals used include nickel, chromium, gold, copper, or tin. The object to be plated acts as the cathode and is connected to the negative terminal of a battery. The metal used for plating acts as the anode and is connected to the positive terminal. An electrolyte solution containing ions of the plating metal is used. Electroplating is commonly used to protect metals from corrosion, make objects more attractive, and increase wear/scratch resistance. However, the coatings can be thin, uneven, or brittle. Multiple layers may be needed.

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    Electroplating is a process that uses electrolysis to coat an object, usually metal, with a layer of another metal. Common metals used include nickel, chromium, gold, copper, or tin. The object to be plated acts as the cathode and is connected to the negative terminal of a battery. The metal used for plating acts as the anode and is connected to the positive terminal. An electrolyte solution containing ions of the plating metal is used. Electroplating is commonly used to protect metals from corrosion, make objects more attractive, and increase wear/scratch resistance. However, the coatings can be thin, uneven, or brittle. Multiple layers may be needed.

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    Electroplating is a process that uses electrolysis to coat an object, usually metal, with a layer of another metal. Common metals used include nickel, chromium, gold, copper, or tin. The object to be plated acts as the cathode and is connected to the negative terminal of a battery. The metal used for plating acts as the anode and is connected to the positive terminal. An electrolyte solution containing ions of the plating metal is used. Electroplating is commonly used to protect metals from corrosion, make objects more attractive, and increase wear/scratch resistance. However, the coatings can be thin, uneven, or brittle. Multiple layers may be needed.

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    General Notes On Electroplating

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    Electroplating is a process that uses electrolysis to coat an object, usually metal, with a layer of another metal. Common metals used include nickel, chromium, gold, copper, or tin. The object to be plated acts as the cathode and is connected to the negative terminal of a battery. The metal used for plating acts as the anode and is connected to the positive terminal. An electrolyte solution containing ions of the plating metal is used. Electroplating is commonly used to protect metals from corrosion, make objects more attractive, and increase wear/scratch resistance. However, the coatings can be thin, uneven, or brittle. Multiple layers may be needed.

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    Electroplating

    General
    Electroplating is the process of coating an object usually a metal, with a layer
    of another metal by electrolysis. Most common metals used in electrolysis are n
    ickel, chromium, gold, copper or tin.
    Electroplating is a type of plating which is a surface covering in which a metal
    is deposited conductive surface. The difference is that electroplating uses the
    method of electrolysis.
    Chemical
    Cathode- The metal being plated is thorough cleaned and connected to the negativ
    e side of the battery becoming the cathode.
    Anode- This is the metal being used for plating which is connected to the positi
    ve side of the battery.
    Electrolyte- This will be a solution containing ions of metal to be plated (meta
    l @ cathode)

    1. Electroplating with Nickel


    Cathode- metal to be plated
    Anode- block of nickel metal
    Electrolyte- Aqueous solution of nickel Sulphate

    Uses
    for protecting a metal form corrosion e.g. plating steel (easily rusts) with a
    layer of nickel
    Making a substance more attractive
    Making more wear and scratch ressistant
    Disadvantages
    Coats
    Electroplating works on a molecular level. As such, when a layer of superior met
    al is put over the base metal, that coating may be extremely thin. This means th
    at either you have to settle for very thin coats of metal, or you have to put mu
    ltiple coats onto the base metal. Both of these are major disadvantages of the p
    rocess, because if you have to repeat it over and over again, it may end up bein
    g much more time consuming and expensive than using other methods may have been.

    Uniformity
    When ions of the superior metal adhere to the base metal it isn't like the coati
    ng is being brushed on in a uniform matter. In fact the coatings that you get wi
    th electroplating might actually be lumpy and uneven. This means that you'll mos
    t often have to grind and machine the parts even after they've been electroplate
    d in the ionic bath. Other methods, such as dipping or spraying, may give you a
    more uniform coating of superior metal without as much of a need for so much mac
    hining afterward.
    Brittleness
    While electroplating can put a good coating of a superior metal onto a lesser m
    etal using only a current of electricity, that coating may often be brittle and
    easy to crack. This is especially true with chrome. The superior metal may form
    microcracks, which can let in impurities and lead to the overall destruction of
    the electroplated layer. In order to prevent this you may have to electroplate m
    ultiple layers of metal on to the base material, but that doesn't guarantee that
    the layers won't crack and fall apart one at a time from micro stresses.
    Fraud
    Fake Jewelry may be sold as the real thing.
    Examples of electroplated material
    automotive parts (interior and exterior);
    plumbing fixtures;
    metal furniture;
    hand tools
    handle bars of bicycles (chromium plated)
    shelf racks in ovens

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