Electroless Nickel Plating
One form of Electroless Nickel Plating Service that is commonly used in many industrial applications is nickel electroplating, which offers excellent corrosion protection and increases wear resistance. However, electroless nickel plating solutions are often chosen as an alternative to nickel electroplating. Unlike nickel electroplating, electroless nickel plating does not require the use of an electric current to produce the desired reaction. Instead, the deposition of the nickel metal occurs via autocatalytic reaction.
Electroless Nickel Plating can be applied to most metals like Plain Carbon, High Alloy Steels, Aluminum, Copper & Copper Alloys etc. This process is carried out by the autocatalytic process without applying the electric current.
Electroless Nickel Plating
Electroless nickel is created through a chemical reaction between the material being plated and the nickel solution. The material is bathed in an aqueous solution at nearly 200°F. After the material is bathed, the electroless nickel will have bonded to the substrate. The plated material will not conduct any electricity as the solution seals off the substrate from the outside environment. Electroless Nickel also has a melting range of approximately 1600°F to handle those hot environments you may find yourself in. Electroless Nickel deposits uniformly no matter what material you are plating.
All three of A.J.Metal’s electroless nickel baths are all RoHS compliant. These baths are:
- High phosphorus electroless nickel, known for its excellent corrosion protection (salt spray test of 1000+ hours)
- Medium phosphorus, known for its hardness, brightness, and fast plating rate
- Low phosphorus electroless nickel, known for its RC hardness
We have the capabilities to plate the following materials with electroless nickel:
- Carbon
- Stainless Steel
- High Alloy Steel
- Iron
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Brass
- Bronze
- Beryllium
