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Plating copper buss bars

I am a process engineer for a company that produces energy controls and surge protection devices. We are designing a series of copper buss bars to be used in one of our applications. The copper bar is 0.375" wide x 0.125" thickness consisting of various lengths. I am looking for a relatively inexpensive method for protecting these from corrosion. Our plating vendor suggested yellow chromate while a fellow engineer suggested bright dipping them. Are there any other reasonable methods I should look into?

Domnic Grujic
surge protection devices - Chicago, Illinois, USA
2003
publicly reply to Domnic Grujic

BRIGHT DIPS PROVIDE VERY LITTLE CORROSION PROTECTION. YELLOW CHROMATE IS VERY GOOD. SOME NICKEL PLATE COPPER BUSS BARS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION.

Don Baudrand
Consultant - Poulsbo, Washington
(Don is co-author of "Plating on Plastics" [on Amazon or AbeBooks affil links]
and "Plating ABS Plastics" [on Amazon or eBay or AbeBooks affil links])
2003
publicly reply to Don Baudrand

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