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Precious metal alloy electroplating
Can you make an electroplating solution out of a precious metal alloy? Reason: I want to electroplate a thin precious metal alloy layer onto a plaster die that has been painted with a metallic coating. Is this possible?
Michael Hamiltondental - Turlock, California, USA
2004
Hello Michael. I apologize but I can't understand what you're asking :-)
In general, yes, alloy plating is certainly possible--one of the industry's best known books is Abner Brenner's large 2-volume
"Electrodeposition of Alloys". But that doesn't mean all alloys are possible, in fact relatively few are.
Again, while I can't understand exactly what you're asking, no, it isn't practical to make a plating solution out of a lump of alloy if you're asking that. Sorry.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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