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Can pyrex be plated?

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Does anyone know if Pyrex glass wafers can be electroplated with Nickel or copper or Gold? Kindly share your knowledge.

Thanks,

Ashish
Univ of South Florida Tampa, Florida

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Please practice what you preach, Ashish :-)

Please try to cast your question in such a way that readers can learn something from it. Anything at all can be electroplated, but adhesion can be a practical problem, depending on what you really need to accomplish. Glass can be metallized with fired gold, such as is used in the decoration of china, and then that coating further electroplated.. I believe that ITO glass can be electroplated also. A sputter coat can be deposited on the glass, and subsequently electroplated. There are other methods too, but one of these three should serve. Good luck!

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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