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At what thickness will the chrome crack?

Q. Hi,

Our plating line is Nickel-Chrome and part is Brass metal. If Chrome thickness sometime may be 0.7 to 0.9 micron, what crack develop in chrome due to thickness?

Amit Mishra
Employee - Bharuch, Gujrat (India)
March 1, 2011

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A. The main reason for Crack visible on Ni-Cr Plating may be due to various factors
however the prime factor may be that the nickel plating is highly stressed due to large addition of p Brightener and other additives kindly do an Hull cell Test and determine
good luck

MAHENDFRA GARGATTI
ELECTROPLATERS - BELGAUM-KARNATAKA, India

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