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Brass base material plated with silver over copper
When I bake parts at 260 deg C it turned green. Can anyone tell me what is wrong?
Thanks,
Mike Balbuena
- Orlando, Florida
2007
The copper is migrating thru the silver. You need to use a nickel strike. I think that a sulfamate strike will work better on copper than a Woods strike. A Watts nickel with the pH lowered might work well also.
James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2007
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