Nickel Plating Experts

Nickel plating serves a number of practical and aesthetic uses. It enhances corrosion resistance while strengthening materials, improving ductility and increasing surface conductivity.

This process can also help restore machinery mechanisms that have worn down over time, so whether you want to protect antique jewelry or rejuvenate those on a vintage bike, continue reading for more insight into this fascinating process.

Corrosion Resistance

KC Jones offers various nickel plating and electroless nickel (ENP) finishing processes designed to provide excellent corrosion resistance. Furthermore, our processes reduce overall operating costs while simultaneously improving product aesthetics and appearance.

Low phosphorus electroless nickel plating offers outstanding corrosion protection in alkaline environments with superior ductility and hardness after post-plate thermal processing, making this plating type an excellent solution to minimize corrosion on metal parts and equipment used in oil field valves, pumping components, engineering equipment and beyond.

Mid phosphorus ENP plating bath type is one of the most frequently used nickel-phosphorus plating bath types, featuring 5-9% phosphorus content in its deposit. This plating type has either a crystalline or mixed amorphous structure and offers excellent corrosion protection in most alkaline and acidic environments, but may struggle against caustic environments. Mid phosphorus ENP plating type may also be combined with other treatments or coatings to offer solutions tailored specifically for specific corrosion situations.

High Solderability

Nickel plating can add desirable properties that go beyond what the substrate alone can offer, such as corrosion resistance and solderability. Unlike copper and gold plating, nickel can be brazed or soldered together or to other metals like aluminum and stainless steel easily making it the perfect choice for applications like kitchen utensils and silverware; solar panels, batteries and other clean energy components which require superior conductivity can also take advantage of nickel's superior conductivity properties.

Since Isaac Adams first started plating gas tips, much has changed in industrial nickel teflon plating. From Adams and Watts' early creation of baths through today's advances in chemistry, operating conditions, and deposition methods - nickel plating remains an effective process that offers many advantages over other technologies.

High Electrical Conductivity

Nickel plating's ability to resist corrosion and wear makes it the ideal choice for many other applications, including protecting food processing equipment, adding shine to jewelry or consumer goods, or inexpensively salvaging worn parts from mechanical apparatuses.

Nickel's excellent electrical conductivity makes it an excellent material choice for electronics applications. Not only is its electrical conductivity better than that of tin, it can also prevent the buildup of heavy oxide layers that decrease conductivity over time.

ENP differs from electrolytic nickel plating by being an autocatalytic process that works without electric current, providing more efficiency and the capability of coating irregular surfaces or tight spaces evenly with no use of external rectifiers. Our experienced platers understand best practices for chemical bath control as well as hydrogen embrittlement bake requirements to deliver efficient plating results that meet them all.

Durability

Nickel plating provides exceptional levels of durability. Both hard chrome and electroless nickel plating can withstand long periods of mechanical contact without degrading, extending equipment lifespan while saving companies money on maintenance and replacement costs.

ENP provides both ductility and corrosion resistance benefits. By creating a barrier layer against metal migration within electronic components like connectors, contacts and microprocessors, ENP helps create reliable applications with serious consequences if failures occur, such as in cars, planes, trains and energy applications.

Therefore, both hard and electroless nickel plating solutions provide ideal plating solutions for industrial products. At KC Jones, our experts can assist in choosing the appropriate option based on coating thickness, application process and pretreatment requirements - helping ensure you receive high quality, long-lasting metal finishing solutions in Michigan and around the globe. Reach out today for a quote.