
plating, anodizing, & finishing Q&As since 1989
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Peeling silver off from copper powder
2002
I'm chemist (researcher) of small company. I'm looking for the method which can peel off silver from copper powder (silver coated copper powder). I want an economical method....(not expensive)
Thank you for reading.
Gyu-Sik KIM- South KOREA
December 13, 2010
Gyu-Sik KIM: You can't peel off silver from silver coated copper. You have to dissolve the powder in nitric acid to get back the silver.
Anand KumarAUTO FIBRE CRAFT - Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, INDIA
January 1, 2013
Hi Kim,
Try coating the copper powder with egg albumin before the silver plating.
Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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