Aluminium parts can require more preparation than steel parts before they can be electroplated, and this is a critical factor in determining the longevity of the coating. Aluminium Needs a Zincate Pre-Treatment Aluminium as a base material forms a natural

Coating thickness can be controlled to a large extent on plasma spray coating jobs but needs to be considered before the work is started and specified on drawings.

Once you have completed the precision machining of your aluminium parts, sending them off for hard anodising can be a complex process and requires some prior planning to avoid any rework, scrap parts or delays.

Brass parts are different from steel or aluminium parts when it comes to plating. Ignoring these differences can lead to problems with adhesion and coating life. Surface Activation Before Plating Brass, a copper-zinc alloy, rapidly forms a surface oxide after

Thermal Plasma Spray Cost Factors The main factors affecting the price of thermal plasma spray can seem unclear, but they are actually fairly straightforward.

Unfortunately cast aluminium parts don’t perform as well in anodising as machined or wrought material. Knowing in advance what to expect and how best to specify them will no doubt save much time and potential expensive rework.

You would think that lead times for plating work were some kind of secret code but in reality they are not that mysterious. Most delays are caused by factors that the buyer has control over and can have been avoided

What Thermal Plasma Spray Is Used For In order to deposit a material on a surface by spray coating which the base material itself does not possess, thermal plasma spray coatings are applied. The coating is applied by melting powder

Typically a sulphuric acid anodised coating is suitable for most aluminium components, however there are certain situations in which a harder coating is required.