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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Regarding INDUSTRIAL SCALE APPLICATIONS
Black Oxide and Cold Blackening
Galvanizing
Dichromate, Dow, HAE, anodizing, and other finishing of Magnesium
A brief update on magnesium surface treatments
Mil specs and ASTM, ISO, AMS specs
Nikasil (nickel-silicon) plating -- see letters
551
,
1671
,
2723
,
2858
,
2945
,
3300
,
3605
,
4256
and
4938
Passivation of Stainless Steel
Ferroxyl test for passivation -- see letters
3451
,
3571
, and
4878
Plating problems
Tin pest (see letter
740
)
Whiskers
Copper whiskers (see letter
2899
)
Tin whiskers (see letters
638
,
1063
,
1644
)
Zinc whiskers & cadmium whiskers (see letters
020
,
142
, and
4694
)
Stripping
Stripping anodized coatings on aluminum -- see letters
1685
,
2130
,
2567
,
2776
,
2929
,
3397
,
3674
,
4884
.
Stripping Electroless Nickel
Vacuum impregnation -- see letters
907
,
1656
,
2633
,
3285
,
3403
,
4238
Wastewater Treatment
Electrocoagulation -- see letters
2318
,
4924
Treating boron in wastewater -- see letters
176a
,
242
,
1767
,
3743
,
4809
,
6764
,
6884
,
7434
,
7976
,
8529
,
9372
,
10347
,
10751
,
15307
,
20017
,
20838
,
22119
,
27226
,
33497
,
34850
,
35051
(valid 8/05)
for Amateurs, Hobbyists, Beginners
Science projects
What juice cleans pennies best?
Demonstrations of plating for science class
Hobbyists, homeowners, and small scale stuff
Silver Plating At Home
Bronzing baby shoes -- see ltrs
162
,
934
,
1892
,
2204
,
4255
Patinas on Copper, Brass, and Bronze
Repairing scratches in stainless steel appliances
Silver Plating at Home
Electroplating for beginners
Electroplating -- How It Works
Are there any websites about plating just for hobbyists
?
How to get started in plating
Chrome plating
How to plate flowers, baby shoes, animal skulls, and other non-conductors
White gold alert!
List of letters about white gold jewelry
Converting between color systems
Converting between Pantone, Ral, RGB, Munsell, and CxF
.
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