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Electroless Cu Vs. Electroless Ni

I want to do electroplating on PC/ABS Plastics. I know that generally electroless Ni is used for the process but what exactly is the difference between electroless copper and nickel and which one would be more suited to a substrate like PC/ABS

Maninder Khurana
Student - New Delhi, New Delhi, India
July 24, 2009

First of two simultaneous responses --

It all depends on what you are plating it for. Copper caries a lot more electricity than nickel.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
July 27, 2009

Second of two simultaneous responses -- July 28, 2009

Maninder,

Your question is far too abstract. Could you please explain the real situation that you want to apply this sort of technolog to.

Copper and nickel are as different as chalk and cheese, look at any data sheet for the materials. So any more detail you can give us will help.

Brian Terry
Aerospace - Yeovil, Somerset, UK

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