Electroless Nickel

Mastercraft Metal Finishing, Inc.

Electroless Nickel Plating is a process of chemically applying nickel-alloy deposits onto substrates uniformly without the use of an electrical current. Plating thickness will be uniform over the entire surface of the part, regardless of the part's geometry. Electroless Nickel Plating provides uniform thickness deposits in deep recesses, bores, blind holes, threads and will not generate excessive buildup on corners, seams or projections. The thickness of Electroless Nickel Plating depends solely on the deposition rate and the length of time in the solution.

The deposit comes from an autocatalytic chemical reduction of nickel ions by hypophosphite compounds in either low, medium or high phosphorus plating solutions. Electroless Nickel coatings offer excellent corrosion, wear and abrasion resistance, ductility, lubricity, solderability, electrical properties and hardness. Each Electroless Nickel coating provides different functions, while each have their own unique properties by varying the percentage of phosphorous and adding composites.

MASTERCRAFT offers Electroless Nickel in both mid-phosphorous (6 - 8%) and high-phosphorous (10 - 12%) formulations. We have instituted RoHS compliant chemistries in all our Electroless Nickel tanks to provide RoHS compliant deposits on all our customers' parts. Deposits meet MIL-C-26074E, ASTM B733 and AMS 2404D specifications.

MASTERCRAFT provides Electroless Nickel on the following base metal substrates: Steel, Aluminum Alloys, Brass, Copper and Stainless Steel.

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