INFORMATION SHEET – NICKEL PLATING
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Nickel plating is used extensively for decorative and engineering
purposes, for decorative applications it deposited in the bright, semi
bright and satin condition. For engineering purposes it is generally
deposited in the matt condition.
Mp Eastern have the facility to bright nickel plate and with suitable
pre treatment can coat, steel & its alloys including stainless steel,
copper, brass, bronze and aluminium and its alloys.
Like all electrolytic processes nickel coatings vary in thickness both
over the part (within piece variation) and between parts (piece to
piece variation).
When specifying nickel plating on drawings or orders it is
recommended that wherever possible national, international or
defence standards are used to provide the processing instructions to
your supplier, typically the following information should also be
provided;
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Specification reference
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Base material composition and condition
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Significant surfaces and areas where measurements of
coating thickness are to be made.
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Any areas that must not be used as contact points for
jigging/wiring
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Any special inspection requirements
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Any special packing requirements
Mp (Eastern) Limited
Trinity Road
Suffolk
UK
This document is provided for information purposes only.
Consult the latest issue standards for full information.
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INFORMATION SHEET – NICKEL PLATING
For more information contact [email protected] Tel No: 01502 573047
In the table below we have summarised information from the
standards we typically process to. We also hold a large library of
customer specific, superseded/legacy specifications so contact us if
you need any help.
Typical standards for specifying nickel plating (not for
engineering purposes – e.g. heavy nickel)
Standard
BS EN ISO 1456:2009
Notes
Coating is designated as follows;
Electroplated coating ISO 1456 – A/B/C/D/E/F/G
Comments
Supersedes;
BS EN 12540:2000
BS 1224:1970
Where
A – Chemical symbol for the basis metal
B – Any pre plate stress relief requirements the
minimum temperature in 0 C and the duration in
hours.
C - Chemical symbol for undercoat
C – Chemical symbol for nickel (Ni)
D - The minimum thickness in µm
E – Letter designating type of nickel
F – Any post plate de embrittlement relief
requirements the minimum temperature in 0 C
and the duration in hours.
G - If a topcoat is to be applied a chemical
symbol of the principal component and a number
indicating its minimum local thickness in µm.
Example:
Electroplated ISO 1456 Fe/Ni35b
A 35 µm electroplated coating of bright nickel
over iron or steel.
A service condition can be specified by the
purchaser to specify the degree of protection
required.
SC 1 – Mild : Service indoors, warm dry
atmospheres
SC 2 – Moderate : Service indoors where
condensation may occur
SC 3 – Severe : Service outdoors where
occasional or frequent wetting by rain may occur.
SC 4 – Very Severe : Service outdoors in very
severe conditions.
SC 5 – Exceptionally severe : Service outdoors in
exceptionally severe conditions where long term
protection is required.
Mp (Eastern) Limited
Trinity Road
Suffolk
UK
This document is provided for information purposes only.
Consult the latest issue standards for full information.
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