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Replacement for nickel plating over zinc (zamak) alloy

hello,

I need to know about the nickel free plating to cover a zamak alloy

how is it made?

thanks

Luis Salazar
- Medelin, Antioquia, Colombia
2007

You are probably speaking of "white bronze plating" which is an alloy of zinc, copper, and tin. There are several trade names; I believe Albaloy and Miralloy are some, and there are others. It is not easy to complex three different metals sufficiently that their Nernst deposition potentials are close together, so you will probably have to buy a proprietary process from someone who has already put in the necessary years of development effort. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
February , 2007

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