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For white nickel-free plating

2006

Respected sir or madam,
I am looking for a substitute for palladium plating which is low in cost .please do help me to know which chemical should I use and where will I get it .
thanks,

ROBIN SONI
- INDIA

This material is sometimes called "white bronze" or "tri-metal" and also goes by brand names like Albaloy and Mirraloy, Robin. It is an alloy of copper, tin, and zinc. It is rather difficult to control this alloy because three metals with different potentials must deposit in the right ratio, and I don't think you have much of a shot at it except if you buy a proprietary process.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2006

Use white bronze. This is being used now as a barrier layer in jewellery by EU producers as nickel is banned. The technology has progressed well in recent years and the commercial baths are easy to control.

Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
2006

The bath nickel free called too is a allow with tree metals in different rate only a little rate have zinc. With a few practice the bath is a beautiful plate.

Hernan Zalio
apholos - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006

adv.

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