Electroless Nickel Plating

 

Components plated in electroless nickel possess an excellent combination of wear resistance, corrosion protection and chemical resistance, which makes it a popular choice for our customers looking to resolve their corrosion, friction and release problems.

 

Electroless plating is increasingly preferred over conventional electrolytic plating because of the uniformity of its deposit. It provides a highly accurate layer with no deviation in plating depth over the entire surface of a component, regardless of the complexity of its design.

 

What is Electroless Nickel Plating?

Electroless plating is the process of using an auto-catalytic chemical reaction to deposit a coating onto a wide range of substrates. Electroless nickel plating actually uses a solution that is a nickel phosphorous alloy and the plating solution composition can be tailored to suit a particular application.

 

It differs from traditional electroplating, as an electric current is not passed through either the component nor plating solution, in order to form a plated deposit.

Electroless nickel can be applied to wide range of substrates, aluminium and aluminium alloys, copper and copper alloys, ferrous and stainless metals, beryllium copper, zinc and titanium.