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Electroplating Lead onto Lead Alloy
I have a need to evaluate the benefit of electroplating a thin layer of pure lead to a lead alloy with .06% Ca, 1.5% Sn, and .014% Al. Is this possible? If so, can this be accomplished within a Lead Fluoborate solution?
Scott Mercurio- Port Huron, Michigan
2002
Hi, Scott. You would need to activate the lead substrate to get get adhesion, but I don't see any reason that you could not plate it with pure lead from a fluoborate bath. I think, however, what you need to do is locate a supplier of pure lead plating baths. My bet would be that Technic offers one. Good luck.
Good luck!
Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
(Ted can offer longterm or instant help)
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
May 27, 2009
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