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plating solution fixture -

plating solution fixture -

plating solution fixture -

(OP)
Any good suggestions for a material (plastic) for a manifold for a plating fixture using the following:

1% potassium silver cyanide
1% potassium carbonate
in DI water
This solution comes out to a pH of about 14

Its use will be infrequent but it needs to last a number of rounds of parts.  Also a good o-ring / gasket material suggestion for the seals would be appreciated.
thanks
Ron

RE: plating solution fixture -

People frequently fabricate these out of HDPE.  Buy slabs at a comercial plastic house like Caddilac Plastics.

RE: plating solution fixture -

HDPE is a good suggestion.

PVC pipe might also work.

You will need to look up the chemical resistance of PVC in a polymer suppliers literature, but at room temperatures, PVC generally has good chemical resistance.

Various pipe size and fittings can be purchases at hardware stores and it can be glued together.

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RE: plating solution fixture -

As far as seal go, unless your temperature is fairly high, or you expect oil contamination in the plating bath, EPDM should work.  If oil is an issue, use nitrile.

RE: plating solution fixture -

(OP)
the solution should be clean (lab work) and we have HDPE in stock so I'm going to give that and EPDM a try.

thanks everyone

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