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Why no electroless chrome platings available commercially?

Q. Can anyone tell me why there are no electroless chrome plating processes available commercially? I want to plate the inside of a long curved nickel-aluminum pipe with a 3 mm ID.
Thanks,
Tim

Tim Grossman
product development - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
October 7, 2016

A. Hi Tim. I think the best answer I can give you is "it's not for lack of trying". The ability to even electroplate chrome is rather a surprise; people have won the American Electroplater's Society "Scientific Achievement Award" for just trying to explain why/how it is possible.

Any chance that electroless nickel would suffice for you? That sounds doable, and it even has some advantages over chrome, like greater corrosion resistance. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
October 2016

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