3/14/2023 0 Comments Chromium plating![]() We also take care to prep all materials and products prior to plating and maintain a clean, pure bath to eliminate impurities. ![]() Here at Hard Chrome Specialists, we carefully choose our plating parameters to deliver the best wear, corrosion and durability characteristics. The lifespan of any chrome plating depends on several factors: The longevity of hard chrome plating varies depending on the application and the environments the chrome is exposed to, but it typically extends the wear life of the base material by 2 to 10 times. Explore the Rest of Our Hard Chrome Plating Guide: We have over 14,000 square feet of space in our PA facility and can handle any job. Since 1988 we have been meeting the needs of customers across PA in cities like York and Harrisburg and are equipped to take care of your industrial hard chrome needs. Here at Hard Chrome Specialists, we’re a PA leader in industrial surface finishing and plating and are proud of our hard chrome plating technology. A chrome surface also resists corrosion, making it suitable for use in harsh environments or where other plating materials would wear away, exposing the substrate metal to corrosion attack. ![]() The hardness and durability of a chromium metal surface finish means your parts will last longer even under severe mechanical contact and wear situations. Typical of these parts are pump shafts and sleeves, armature shafts, crankshafts, cutter shafts, brake discs, brake cups, ball joints, and parts for hydraulic cylinders, valves and pumps, the proven success of the salvaging process, demonstrated by the fact that rebuilt parts usually provide several times the service life of unplated parts, has led to increasing use of new parts which are plated before they are initially placed in service.Chrome plating increases the hardness, durability, and corrosion resistance of a surface, while also creating a shiny and smooth surface that is easier to clean.įor improved wear and corrosion resistance, it’s tough to beat hard chrome plating. During the past twenty years ever increasing use of chromium plating has been made to salvage worn parts on mining equipment. Operating heavy, high production equipment under severe conditions of wear, abrasion and corrosion it is only natural that wide use would be made of hard chromium plating. Hard chromium plating is employed in virtually every industry. The mining industry is no exception. First of all, hard chromium is normally applied directly to the base metal rather than over other deposits, as is the case for decorative plating, secondly, in order to obtain adequate adhesion special etching or activating processes are usually required, the actual etching process used depending on the qualities of the base metal and the thickness of chromium to be plated. The techniques and procedures used to obtain good deposits and high bond strengths for these thicker coatings are different from those used for the ordinary plating thicknesses. Thicknesses up to ten thousand times the thickness of “bright” chrome plating may be used/although thicknesses of two hundred to two thousand times are more common. Chromium which is plated to obtain the benefits of these additional properties is commonly called “hard” chrome plating, although it only seems harder because it is thicker. ![]() Electroplating is a widely utilized but little understood process, the fact that the average person is in contact with dozens of plated items daily without even being aware that they are electroplated is evidence of the success of the process, although a complete explanation of electrodeposition involves thermodynamics and modern theories of bonding and catalytic reactions, in its simplest form the process conforms to the following description.Ĭhromium is a metal with some very remarkable properties but the full measure of the metal’s benefits as a coating is obtainable only with plating thicknesses greatly in excess of the hundred-thousandths of an inch that is present on the “bright” or decorative plating.
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