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Copper plating (Thick 40-50 micron) on Nickel Iron Wires-Core wire of Welding Rods

Can some body suggest to plate copper as above on 3.15 and 4.0 mm dia, 300 and 350 mm long wire pieces. The plating should be adherent. We will prefer a cyanide free process. Volume are 10 tonnes per month. With present process which is acidic copper sulphate [on eBay or Amazon]we can produce very little and adhesion is not good

Kamal Baid
Development engineer - Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2007

Use a Woods nickel strike over the nickel alloy surface before your actual copper.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2007

2007

Mr.Kamal Baid

Plate either Alkaline Copper strike or cyanide copper strike followed by Acid copper to build good thickness which will be adherent also.

P. Gurumoorthi
electroplating process chemicals - Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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