Electroplating is the process of plating one metal onto another by hydrolysis, most commonly for decorative purposes or to prevent corrosion of a metal. There are also specific types of electroplating such as copper plating, silver plating, and chromium plating.
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How is this Steampunk patina being applied?
Can anyone explain what is being deposited in this video @ 11:40?
It's Steampunk patina technique to make things look old and decrepit.
"The mixture consists of: 50 g of 30% vinegar, 20 g of salt and 50 g of water. I used a 5 volt and 2 amp power…
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Dissimilar metals and thin layers
I have a question about dissimilar metals/galvanic corrosion.
I am designing a printed circuit board (PCB), which should be mounted on bare aluminium. For cost reasons, the aluminium part cannot be treated.
The PCB itself contains copper…
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Does copper react with HCl when current is present?
Copper does not react with hydrochloric acid, according to many sources. However, I found an experiment posted in a video, which I will try to repeat, that shows a copper pipe dissolving into HCl and plating a nail when the copper pipe and the nail…
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Copper plating surface color shifts from light to dark orange to black in less than 12 hours
We have been doing barrel-type copper plating on small parts, and all of a sudden there is an increase of copper plating discoloration after copper plating. The color shifts from bright orange (good) to reddish purple and brown, and finally to black…
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electroplating process
I'am not familier with chemisty,& trying electroplating on brass, by using C4 H6 CUO4.H2O.But the result is unsatisfied,am I using right chemical or I have to choose another one.I yes,anyone may guide me the right one. …
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Amount of PEG to add to copper plating solution?
I found a paper about making a copper plating solution and thought I'd give it a shot. Please keep in mind I have no formal education in chemistry. I have a few questions about the preparation of the solution.
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The paper lists the…
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Best Way to Store Copper Acetate Solution?
I am preparing to copper electroplate an ABS plastic sheet in my home and wanted to know what the best container/environment would be to store the copper acetate solution.
First, I created the solution using copper metal, vinegar and hydrogen…
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Electroplating an alloy from separate metal solutions
Similarly to a question asked here, would mixing two solutions containing metallic ions in different proportions allow to electroplate something with the alloy of the metals? For example if I take a $\ce{CuSO4}$ solution and mix it with a…
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Could alloys be electroplated onto a substrate?
For example, if I want to electroplate stainless steel onto copper, could that work?
I understand that different ions would need different voltages, but would those lower voltage ions merely make the lower voltage ion be deposited faster, or…
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How to oxidize black nickel plating
Looking to force a patina on a black nickel plating over brass to mimic age. I know black nickel can oxidize brown or yellow but I don't know how to oxidize it. I don't see anything on the web. Can someone please guide me?
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Copper plating, is sulphuric acid necessary? Alternative to H2SO4?
Many links and tutorials on copper plating use a solution that contains copper sulphate / sulphuric acid and hydrocloric acid.
In Sweden, Sulphuric acid is almost impossible to get a hold off. You need a license to buy it, and it costs 100 USD to…
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How to dissolve nickel layer from chromium part
I have a part made of chromium. The part was plated with nickel. How can I dissolve nickel coat from that part?
I knew that nickel could be dissolved in hydrochloric, sulfuric, and dilute nitric acid. But chromium has same properties of dissolution…
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electroplating with different electrode and electrolyte
I wanted to make a school project on galvanic
cells and I would like to know of I can make electroplating with electrolyte of $\ce{NaCl}$ to plate let's say a spoon with the sodium from the salt but with out sodium anode.
my view is that…
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Is this sulphur?
I was electroplating with a copper sulfate electrolyte, and now a yellow substance has settled at the bottom of the container, is it sulphur from the copper sulfate or something else from the screw I electroplated?
If it is sulphur, how can I safely…
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What is the difference between copper sulfate and copper sulfate pentahydrate?
I want to do copper plating and I have seen people using copper sulfate, but also there is copper sulfate pentahydrate.
What is the difference and which one should I use for electroplating?
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