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Silver Plating for Magnesium Die Casting

Does anybody know of any issues with Silver Plating for Magnesium Die Casting. Thanks

Andy White
- Amesbury, Massachusetts
2005

2005

Sorry, I don't know what you mean, Andy. Are you sort of implying that you presume it's a chip shot to plate silver onto magnesium? Nothing that involves plating is a chip shot unless you are a highly skilled and experienced electroplater. Or are you saying you already did it but now worry about potential long-term incompatibilities? Please try to give us some context because "any issues" isn't clear :-)

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

2005

The Dow Magnesium booklet, "Operations in Magnesium Finishing", 1990, contains several pages on electroplating on magnesium. If I am the only person in the world that has a copy then I am tired of sending out Xerox copies at my expense.

Robert H Probert
Robert H Probert Technical Services

Garner, North Carolina

Ed. note: Copies of the Dow handbook on Magnesium Finishing are usually available by following the link.

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