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Gold plating on SS component (spring steel wire component)

Hi,

I am working in electronic industries. Can Some body help me to solve my problem. My Problem is- I want to gold plate a component made out of S.S wire (Spring steel wire) but I do not know whether it is possible or not.

Please help,

Bahadur Singh Rathore
- Udaipur-Rajasthan, India

Stainless steel can be gold plated. MF guide book or AKG give many processes. It will be necessary to drive out Hydrogen. Alternatively plan pre-plating with minimum Hydrogen contact, and plate with asymmetric A.C. Asymmetric A.C. has worked fine on spring steels and phosphor bronze.

Vijay Deval
- Maharashtra, India

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Dear Vijay,

Thanks for response What this means- asymmetric A.C. Asymmetric A.C. has worked fine on spring steels and phosphor bronze.

Bahadur Singh
- Udaipur, Raj