ELECTROPLATING OBJECTS WITH CHROME MERVE BIYIKLI 9/A 244.
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ELECTROPLATING OBJECTS WITH CHROME
MERVE BIYIKLI9/A 244
What is Electroplating ?
• To make a metal look better
• To prevent corrosion
What is Chrome?
• a metal• not useful as a solid• pure substance
Chrome Plating
• a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object
PROCESS• degreasing to remove heavy soiling;• manual cleaning to remove all residual traces
of dirt and surface impurities;
• various pretreatments depending on the substrate;
• placement into the chrome plating vat, where it is allowed to warm to solution temperature;
• application of plating current, under which the component is left for the required time to attain thickness.
There are two types of chrome plating
• Decorative Chrome Plating • Hard Chrome Plating
EXAMPLES
Experiment
• Chrome Plating Process - www.gorillachrome.com - Plating Dept - YouTube