Letter 8041

Nickel plating over aluminum 

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I am an architect working on a residential renovation in New York City, and the project will include the fabrication of a number of metal door frames and some doors with metal and glass (this is not a large project, but there will be about 10 frames and maybe 12 doors). I have done a lot of work with 6063 aluminum sections, hot rolled steel, and 314 stainless steel, but for this project I need the finished pieces to be nickel, white bronze, or some other similar metal in keeping with some of the decor of a 30's deco building.

I am considering plating over aluminum, but I am not familiar with the process and would appreciate any advice, suggestions, or recommendations of companies that I might work with for the plating process. I am thinking of working with aluminum because of the availability of extruded sections, but I would welcome any suggestions.

(Architect from Brooklyn)
NY, USA

Hi,

How about this way? At first, You have to anodize Aluminium which you would like to use. And then do Electroless Ni Plating. I'm not sure How Adhesion Power of Ni layer plated on Anodized surface is

Good Luck

Y.G. Seo
- Korea

How about just anodizing to look like nickel? Anodizing hardens the surface of aluminum and prevents oxide look. also you can anodize any color you want.

Ronald Higgins
none - Sumter, SC, USA

Aluminum can be electroplated, and in fact the overwhelming majority of chrome plated auto wheels today are aluminum, and a cast alloy that is difficult to work with at that. Aluminum must be zincated first, then either cyanide copper plated or electroless nickel plated before going on to the final decorative finish. Although not every jobshop is set up to plate aluminum, or experienced in it, it is not a rarity either.

 
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ

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