Copper ElectroplatingCopper electroplating is a coating that can be applied for both engineering and decorative purposes, using a cyanide bath. Chem Processing uses copper electroplating for engineering applications only. Copper electroplating can be used as a Heat Treatment Stopoff on steel for nitriding, carburizing, and carburizing. This means that copper electroplated portions of a steel part will be excluded from the heat treat process. Copper electroplating can also be used as a strike layer, providing a base coat for additional plating. Advantages of copper electroplating include: excellent electrical conductivity, good lubrication, and solderability. Chem Processing Inc. Copper Plating Capabilities:- Plating Thickness Range of 0.0001 to 0.0050 in.
- Rack and Barrel Plating Available
- Available Masking for Selective Surface Plating
- Hydrogen Embrittlement1
- Thickness Analysis on a Fischer Technology XDL-B X-Ray Fluorescent Spec
Applicable Specifications:AMS 2418F
ASTM B734
MIL-C-14550B2 Chem Processing Inc. offers copper plating services to Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, the
Midwest and beyond. CPI is strategically located by highway routes to
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, St. Louis, and Minneapolis. The CPI
facility is minutes from Rockford Chicago International Airport, a major Midwestern air freight hub, enabling efficient door-to-door delivery across the United States or across the globe. 1 Parts with a hardness of 36 Rc or greater will be baked a minimum of 3 hours at 375°F to relieve entrapped hydrogen.
2 MIL-C-14550B has been cancelled in favor of AMS 2418F, but is still widely used. |
