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Alkaline bath verses Cyanide bath as related to hydrogen embrittlement
Are any adjustments to baking for hydrogen embrittlement required or eliminated when plating parts of 4140 cast steel and heat treated to Rc 41-43 using alkaline versus cyanide baths?
Randy Cole
manufacturer - Ft. Worth, Texas
2005
You didn't state what metal you are plating. I'll assume zinc. Baking is the same regardless of the bath type.
Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina
2005
NO. There might be a slight difference in the amount, but both process require a bake for the same length of time and temperature.
James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2005
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