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Copper onto Stainless Steel

IS THERE A PROCEDURE TO PLATE COPPER ONTO STAINLESS STEEL?

John Cray
- Perth, Australia

The question could benefit from a little more detail, John, but you could try to Wood's nickel strike ⇦ huh? the stainless, then copper plate it.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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Yes. Follows a generic explanation: SS has to be cleaned, electrocleaned forward, activated with a very acidic bath called Woods strike and then a conventional acid copper sulphate ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] can deposit a dull or bright copper plate on top of the strike. Rinses in between every step.

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