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Maximum thickness of electroless nickel

We have a customer asking for a thickness of 10 mils on copper.
Is that realistic? Normally we see specs for 1 to 1.5 mils.
Is there a risk of blistering or other adhesion problems?

Harry Bryant
Plating shop mgr. - Round Rock, Texas, USA
August 4, 2010

Pitting is the normal problem that you will run into between 2 and 3 mils. Some formulations will stop plating or will have blotchy plating.
See a couple of recent posts on this subject at this site.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
August 6, 2010

Hi dear
I work in a ball valve manufacturer, we plate balls with nickel electroless process.
How can I plate a ball to high thickness (75 micrometers) without roughness?

Ali Khodaee
plating shop employee - Tehran, Iran
August 15, 2010

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