Finish Name
Specification
Benefit
Electroless nickel plating is used to provide protection from wear and abrasion, resistance against corrosion, and add hardness to parts of all conditions. Each nickel phosphorus alloy coating has particular advantages depending on the application and type of nickel alloy used in the process.
Suitable for
Industry use
Base metal substrate
Effect
Features:
- Very smooth and even coatings can be achieved, regardless of the geometry of the part being plated.
- Great flexibility in plating volume and thickness.
- Provides good coverage in blind holes and recesses.
- Provides uniform plating thicknesses over inside and outside surfaces.
- Heat treated deposits compare in hardness to hard chrome.
- Provides extremely low coefficient of friction.
- Provides excellent corrosion resistance with thicknesses above .0005".
- Electroless nickel coatings provide excellent surface finishes for shielding EMF and RF electronics.
Electroless nickel finishes cover a wide variety of nickel phosphorus alloy coatings. The phosphorus content in electroless nickel coatings can range from 2% to 13%. Erie Plating specializes in mid phosphorus with a phosphorus content 5%-9%. For customers requiring other electroless nickel coatings, Erie Plating welcomes your inquiry and will be happy to work with you to provide a finish that meets your needs. Each type of electroless nickel has particular advantages depending on the application and type of nickel alloy.
Medium phosphorus electroless nickel (available)
- Very bright and semi-bright options
- High speed deposit rate
- Very stable
- The most common type of electroless nickel applied