Woodhead Publishing Nickel and Chromium Plating (Woodhead Publishing Series in Metals and Surface Engineering)

During the last decade the engineering applications for nickel and chromium coatings have gained in importance. In this third edition the chapter dealing with engineering applications has been updated and expanded to include more information on electroforming and composite coatings, and engineering applications have been emphasised in the additions to the chapter on autocatalytic deposition of nickel. Additions have been made to the sections on pulse plating and use or rotating cathodes, and the section on trivalent chromium has been extended. Contents: Metallurgical aspects of electrodeposition; Electroplating baths and anodes used for industrial nickel deposition; Engineering applications; Bright nickel electroplating; Control and purification of nickel electroplating solutions; Physical and mechanical properties of electrodeposits and methods of determination; Chromium plating; Thickness and corrosion testing of nickel plus chromium coatings; Decorative nickel plus chromium coating combinations; Autocatalytic deposition of nickel; Electroplating onto plastics; Deposition of nickel alloys; Plating on difficult-to-plate metals; High-speed plating.