What Is Electroplating? Benefits And Types Of Electroplating Services

Many products we use primarily indoors or in a dry setting for decorative purposes where they are unlikely to suffer from corrosion. These kinds of items are decorated with a thin layer of gold or silver to make them appealing to the consumer. This layer is referred to as electroplating and is renowned for preventing corrosion and rust. Electroplating is used most widely in automotive, aircraft, electronic, jewelry, and toys industries.

Electroplating allows manufacturers to use cheap metals such as steel or zinc for the majority of the product and then add various external metals to ensure that the appearance, protection, and other characteristics of a product are taken into account. The surface can consist of plastic or metal.

Copper plating : One of the best electrical conductors is copper. A coating of copper provides several materials with exceptional electrical conductivity.

An electrical current is used to deposit a coating of copper onto a base metal in the copper plating process. Copper wire dipped into an electrolyte (copper sulphate) acts as an anode and an electrolyte is dipped into an iron rod to be plated and externally attached as a cathode. Electricity flows through the circuit, and the metal deposits a coating of copper atoms.

Silver plating: It requires the layer being immersed into a silver ion bath. The ions deposit on the surface of the component after transferring electrons through the solution, covering it with the selected metal.

Some of the characteristic properties of silver plating are high thermal conductivity, high toughness, low contact electrical resistance, strong chemical resistance and anti-bacterial effects.

Gold plating: Gold Plating is a process by which chemical or electrochemical plating deposits a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal in the presence of electricity. Depending on how dense the plate is meant to be the metal remains submerged for a certain amount of time.

The best visual appeal and versatility make it the valuable item. Some of the characteristic properties of gold plating are corrosion resistance, heat protection, reflectivity, and wear resistance.

Rustic Patina: It is the decoloration of the surface of an object because of extended exposure (6 to 36 months) to atmospheric conditions, oxidization and various other chemical reactions. It gives items like chairs, railings, hotel interiors, partitions and artifacts an unsophisticated look. It gives a country look to every living place’s ambience.

Brass Plating: Usually, by deposition of brass from an electroplating bath, the coating is applied electrolytically. To protect items from corrosion, brass plating is used to provide strong bonds between steel and aluminum articles. Brass plating is a way of strengthening titanium and its alloys’ antifriction properties.