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Chrome plating on diecast aluminum
2002
Are there any techinical issues I should be concerned with when chrome plating diecast aluminum (A380). Will this chrome plating have the same properties as a chrome plated zinc ? (resistance to corrosion, adhesion etc.)
Conor McNamara- Brooklyn, New York
2002
It is pretty much the same thing except that aluminum cannot be electroplated directly; it requires an immersion plating in zincate before the cyanide copper strike. This tends to be less reliable in terms of adhesion. That is, it's easier for something to go wrong.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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