Mold making

2002

Hi,

I am performing a nickel plating on aluminium and want to know what procedures exists so as to remove the aluminium and thus making a mold of nickel.

Thanks,

Chandan Boodhoo
- Mauritius

I may be misunderstanding your question, Chandran, but you can just dissolve the aluminum in sodium hydroxide. The process of making articles this way is called electroforming. Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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2002

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