EN plating on tungsten?

Is it possible to plate Electroless Nickel on a tungsten substrate without using a cyanide copper or chrome strike? We would like to build up .001"-.002" thick of E/N for part salvage. Customer will finish grind to size.

Paul A. Szymanowski
plating shop. - Erie, Pennsylvania
1999

On pg 624 and 5 of Lowenheim's "Modern Electroplating" [on AbeBooks, eBay, or Amazon affil links] there are several methods listed, but they all are nasty and require a vacuum furnace. I would approach this one with great caution unless it is very lucrative in price and quantity.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
1999

Looks like this job may be for vacuum coating. If that is acceptable, you may contact me for further discussion.

Mandar Sunthankar
- Fort Collins, Colorado
1999

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