Plating Muscle Wire
(titanium-nickel)
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I want to use titanium-nickel (I think) "muscle wire" for
model control. Can someone please advise how I can copper
plate the ends for soldering. (TiNi won't solder!)
Thanks in advance.
John Mack
Hobbyist - Solihull, West Midlands, UK
I could be in error on this, John, but I think what you
call " titanium-nickel muscle wire" is more often called
nickel-titanium (or nitinol, a tradename) memory wire over
here. If you search this site for "plating nitinol" and
"plating nickel-titanium" and "plating NiTi", I think you'll
see some advise. That doesn't, of course, mean that it's
plateable by a hobbyist. You might think about using a
different joining technology.
 
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com Inc. - Brick,
NJ
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