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Calculating the weight of plating

how to calculate the weight of plating PCP, bronze, 18k gold, 24k gold,

Chen CH
manager - Taiwan, Kaohsiung
August 18, 2010

August 18, 2010

Hi, Chen

For practical purposes plating is 100% dense. Just multiply the thickness times the surface area times the density of the metal. If that doesn't answer your question, please rephrase it and I'll try again. Thanks.

Regards,

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

how to measure the weight of the plating layer of IPG

Chen CH
engineer - Taiwan, Kaohsiung
August 23, 2010

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