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Nickel vs. Chromic Acid Plating

Looking for comparisons of nickel plating and chromic acid plating. Which is less expensive overall -- cost of materials, equipment, environmental compliance, etc.

Steve Mallett
- Columbus, Ohio
2001

nickel plating is less expensive. Forgive me for asking but: "What's that got to do with anything?". I guess I'm having a hard time picturing an application where either would be suitable and it would be a matter of indifference which one you applied.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
(Ted is available for instant or longterm help)

2001

You didn't say what kind of Nickel or What kind of Chrome and what your requirements are so I'm going to take a different path.

Sometimes when comparing Hard Chrome and Electroless Nickel with a bake for hardness, you can get Hi phos E/N to almost the hardness of Hard Chrome and (at least at My shop) it is still considerably cheaper than H/C. With the Electroless Nickel your limited to thickness. If you are in fact considering H/C to E/N also remember that most H/C should be ground after plating, and that E/N both have a limited life which the environmental impact of each deposit.

Chris Snyder
plater - Charlotte, North Carolina
2001

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