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Test adherence for electroplating on ABS
June 16, 2008
Hello, I'm working in my thesis topic and it's about a
electroplating on ABS, we have some troubles because we don't know
which is the most effiecient test of adherence for electropating Ni,
Cu and Cr on this plastic, actually we need a test that not be
destructive with the pieces. Could you help us to find a correct
test? The electroplating is only for decorative ends.
Thank you
Carolina Alvarado
student - Bogotá
June 18, 2008
You do it on scrap parts. There are tape tests, but not for your
needs as I read it.
James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
June 19, 2008
Thermal cycling or thermal shock is a good way to test for
adhesion. It is only a pass/fail test, though, and does not isolate
adhesion. If you fail, you'll get some sort of delamination or
cracking.
(Metal cracking can actually indicate good adhesion.)
Bunhom Ngem
Automotive - Troy, MI, USA


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