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Nickel or Chrome
Good Morning,We have a Nickel-Chrome process. Is the Nickel or the Chrome the one that makes the corrosion protection?Thanks
Ramses Estrada
Locksets - AZ
2005
In the famous words of Forrest Gump, "Maybe it's both", Ramses. Properly done, chrome plating improves the corrosion resistance of nickel plated objects.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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2005
Just for your intellectual curiosity, you could experiment and find the answer yourself by plating an object in the same fashion you normally do but only with nickel, then another object with only chrome keeping everything else equal. Let both objects stand outdoors for a time and see what happens.
Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2005
Hello friend. You could also put in a microporous nickel bath if you don't already have one.
Bobby Burleson
plating shop - Gainesville,Texas United States
2005
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