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Seeking Adhesive Tape for Testing Plating Adhesion

Hi,

I am interested in measuring the adhesion of my plating process. I would like to have various tapes with different adhesion strength to semi-quantify the adhesion of electroplated metal on substrate. I am looking for suppliers of such tape and application techniques that give good repeatability and reproducibility.

Thanks,

Tony Hurtado
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

There are tapes for measuring adhesion of paint, Tony; see ASTM D3359 [link is to spec at TechStreet]. That might be a start, but for plating I think you need only one grade--the very strongest they can make -- because if you can pull the plating off with that, it's not even close to being good enough.

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

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