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Grade of Steel Alloy Rod for Plating
We have an inquiry to substitute steel alloy for brass on an existing turned-CNC design. The parts will have a nickel finish with a few cosmetic variations. What would be an appropriate grade steel that is soft enough to turn with similar tooling, but will give a decorative-grade surface similar to our plateable brass rod? The end result is to save money on the rod cost, over brass.
Mick RiceretoMarketing Organization - Baltimore, Maryland
2005
Plain low carbon hot rolled steel is probably the most plateable grade as well as the cheapest. For the short term, a nickel plated steel item may look and perform similarly to a nickel plated brass item. In the longer term though, the brass item will age gracefully and the steel item will not.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2005
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