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Copper plating of ABS

December 28, 2010

I just want to know the practical method for copper plating the ABS parts.
does anyone know?

and which company is doing this job in Malaysia? in Malacca especially?

Afiq Mr.
- Malacca, Malaysia

Hi, Afiq. It is widely done but it is not a simple process. You need to start with properly designed parts, made from "plating grade" ABS, then etch them in concentrated chromic acid to develop tooth, then neutralize it, then catalyze the parts with a palladium-tin solution, then accelerate it , then electroless copper plate it, then electrolytic copper plate it.

You can find great information on this subject in "Standards and Guidelines for Electroplated Plastics".

Hopefuly a supporting advertiser will contact you in private to offer plating services or the required processes, but we don't publicly suggest particular plating shops here. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
December 29, 2010

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