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Aluminum plating solution to deposit Al onto copper

I am looking for information on electroplating of aluminum onto copper. Preferably not the molten salts process.

Don Baudrand
Consultant - Poulsbo, Washington
(Don is co-author of "Plating on Plastics" [on Amazon or AbeBooks affil links]
and "Plating ABS Plastics" [on Amazon or eBay or AbeBooks affil links])
2003

Alumiplate offers this process, Don. I have read that the bath is an organic solvent rather than aqueous, and that air must be kept away from the process.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

why don't you try water base, with aluminum powder, paint that can be cured at around 500C, and you'll have a metallic aluminum coating.

Khair Shishani
aircraft maintenance - Al Ain, UAE
2004

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