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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
Ted can be retained for immediate
answers or long term project help
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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