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Patrick BOTTARI: General Manager - MacDermid France
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Franck ROBIN: Technical Manager - MacDermid France
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Ron PARKINSON: Nickel Development Institute
INTRODUCTION
The number of possible applications for electroless nickel deposits is constantly growing. However, many engineers, designers, metallurgists and those responsible for materials selection in the electronics, petroleum, chemical, aerospace and automotive industries, for example, are completely unaware of its performance as a functional coating.
It should be noted that electroless nickel can be deposited regardless of the surface finish of the part to be coated, but the characteristics of the finished part will be affected by this parameter; for example, an excellent surface finish (ground or polished) results in better corrosion resistance.
Pre-treatment on all substrates involves removing grease and oil residues (machining, handling), oxides (corrosion, heat treatment scale) and activating the surface.
The classic sequence is: degreasing (chemical and electrolytic), pickling and/or activation, nickel plating.
Having first outlined the properties of the deposit in the previous article , we have chosen in the following pages to present a number of applications to show how these properties have been used to solve specific problems.
This information should be sufficient to establish cost forecasts favorable to electroless nickel.
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Electroless nickel deposits
Applications in the chemical industry
References
Organizations (non-exhaustive list)
SATS (Syndicat national des entreprises d'applications de revêtements et traitements de surface) http://www.sats-france.com /
NiDi (Nickel Development Institute) http://www.nidi.org/
Events (non-exhaustive list)
SITS Salon international des traitements de surface et des revêtements (tous les deux ans) http://www.sits.com
Journées du nickel chimique (regroupant jusqu'à 20 conférences)
Electroless Nickel Conferences (aux USA)
Surface treatment specialists (including electroless nickel) (non-exhaustive list)
MacDermid Inc http://www.macdermid.com
MacDermid France [email protected]
Atotech http://www.atotech.com
...Electroless nickel/other materials cost ratio
Tables 2 , 3 and 4 compare the manufacturing costs of some typical electroless nickel-plated parts and fittings with those of parts made from other materials.
Various electroless nickel applications (non-exhaustive list)
Table 5 presents the main areas of electroless nickel applications, detailing the different materials that can be treated and the properties sought or harmful effects that can be avoided by this treatment.
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