Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost
Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost
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Hi all
I'm a mechanical engineer and I don't have much info about coating.
I'd like to know how much is the effect of coating metal price on the coating process?
Apart from the low thickness of the coating, how much of anode and cathode is used in a coating process? I mean indicatively
I need to know this to understand how the price of a coating process changes when you change the coating metals
I'm a mechanical engineer and I don't have much info about coating.
I'd like to know how much is the effect of coating metal price on the coating process?
Apart from the low thickness of the coating, how much of anode and cathode is used in a coating process? I mean indicatively
I need to know this to understand how the price of a coating process changes when you change the coating metals





RE: Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost
The thickness is just one factor, defects (porosity, voids, cracks), morphology (grain size and structure), and metal purity are also important.
In general if you plate slower you can get better uniformity and density, and slow costs money. And more metal helps usually, which also costs money.
But just putting down more metal dose not assure better performance.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
RE: Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost
RE: Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost
RE: Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost
I've seen a calculator on AGA website but only for zinc coating
RE: Effect of coating metal price on the electroplating cost