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Wear Resistance in Hard Chrome Plating

Q. We wanted to know more about Wear resistance for hard chrome plating. How do you increase wear resistance so that you loose less mass during the Wear Resistance tests?

Fernan Paet
QC - UAE
April 26, 2008

A. Hi, Fernan. This is hard to answer, but in addition to chrome hardness, if the substrate is harder there will usually be less chrome wear.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
April 28, 2008

A. Proprietary formulations as well as fluoride based chemistries both provide better wear resistance for hard chrome than conventional baths. Also, operational parameters have some influence on hardness and wear resistance.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
April 30, 2008

Q. What's the difference between glassy and milky hard chrome plating? How well do both of these coatings behave towards wear resistance?

ahmad mumtaz
- Karachi, sind ,Pakistan
January 9, 2019

plating in Mexico

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