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Which is better for Chrome Plating, Zinc Die Cast or Aluminum Die Cast

I am wondering which material, Zinc Die Cast or Aluminum Die Cast, Chrome Plating would bound and adapt to better.

Timothy Lisi
Widener University - Pennsylvania
2007

My vote is zinc because zinc can be directly electroplated whereas aluminum requires an immersion plating process (zincating).

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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It's possible to do beautiful and durable chrome plating on either. Aluminum is stronger and lighter; zinc is cheaper.

Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina
2007

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