Plating

Cadmium, Chrome, Copper, Nickel, Silver, Tin, Solder, Zinc.

Cadmium - Dull
QQ-P-416 Rev. F Type 1, 2, 3; AMS 2400; ASTM-B-766.

Features:

• Provides excellent corrosion resistance even at relatively low thickness and in salt atmospheres.
• Provides enhanced corrosion resistance with clear chromate and seal.
• Provides super enhanced corrosion resistance with yellow chromate and seal.
• Provides ultimate enhanced corrosion resistance with olive drab chromate and seal.
• Can be dyed to many colors such as blue, green, red, etc. in addition to standard clear, yellow and black finishes.
• Provides good lubricity and solderable characteristics.
• Provides attractive final finish.
• Provides good paint base.

Cadmium - Bright Commercial Rack, Barrel and Automatic, Clear, Yellow and Seal

Chromium - Decorative Bright and Satin
QQ-C-320 Type 1.

Features:

• Provides a non-tarnishing, decorative, and wear resistant surface over bare, polished or unpolished steel, brass, copper, aluminum and zinc or over an undercoat of copper and/or nickel plate

Copper - Rack and Barrel
MIL-C-14550; AMS 2418; ASTM-B-734.

Features:

• Provides excellent undercoat for nickel and chromium decorative coatings.
• Provides excellent electrical conductivity properties.
• Used as a mask in surface hardening procedures.
• Provides good lubrication in metal forming operations.

Electroless Nickel
MIL-C-26074; AMS 2404; ASTM-B-656; ASTM-B-733.

Features:

• Provides uniform plating thicknesses over inside and outside surfaces.
• Heat treated deposits compare in hardness to hard chrome.
• Provides extremely low coefficient of friction.
• Provides excellent corrosion resistance with thicknesses above .0005".

Nickel - Rack, Barrel, Bright, Dull and Duplex
QQ-N-290; AMS 2403; ASTM B689

Features:

• Provides bright or dull corrosion protection for polished or unpolished wrought or cast brass, aluminum, copper, zinc, carbon and stainless steel.
• Provides excellent corrosion resistant coating over cosmetic copper plate and as undercoat for decorating chromium.
• Excellent electrical conductivity.
• Serves as a barrier layer for migration of other coatings.
• Can be used in making paint masks for decorating commercial products.
• Can be used for engineering purposes in machinery building.

Solder Plate - Rack, Barrel
Tin/Lead - 60/40 or 90/10
MIL-P 81728; ASTM-B-579

Features:

• Provides bright cosmetic surface.
• Provides excellent solderability.
• Provides excellent electrical conductivity.
• Provides good corrosion resistance.
• Readily applied to all common metals including aluminum.
• Provides good coverage in holes and recesses.

Tin - Rack, Barrel
MIL-T-10727 Type 1, ASTM-B 545

Features:

• Provides bright cosmetic surface.
• Provides excellent solderability.
• Provides excellent electrical conductivity.
• Provides good corrosion resistance.
• Readily applied to all common metals including aluminum.
• Provides good coverage in holes and recesses.

Zinc - Rack, Barrel and Automatic, Clear, Yellow and Seal
QQ-Z-325; AMS 2402; ASTM-B-633.

Features:

• Provides excellent, inexpensive, attractive finish and good corrosion resistance.
• Provides enhanced corrosion resistance with clear chromate and seal.
• Provides super enhanced corrosion resistance with yellow chromate and seal.
• Provides ultimate enhanced corrosion resistance with olive drab chromate and seal.
• Can be dyed to many colors such as blue, green, red, etc. in addition to standard clear, yellow and black finishes.
• Provides attractive final finish.
• Provides good paint base.

Silver - Rack and Barrel