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Basic requirements for plating on aluminum material

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I want to do ni plating on aluminum material. so I required information that al. which grade are suitable for plating .

SUBH GUPTA
DOCO HARDWARE - NOIDA, U.P., INDIA

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Yes almost all alloys of aluminum can be nickel electroplated. You need a good pre-cleaning process sequence that includes non-silicate base alkaline cleaner, nitric+hydrofloric acid & zincating solution. There are many zincating solutions available in the market for this.

K.Ramesh
- Mumbai, India

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