(MELs) for nickel in air arising from water-soluble and insoluble nickel compounds. For the former, e.g. nickel fromnickel sulphate, the MEL is 0.1 mg/m3. This means that the air inhaled by a plater must not contain more than 0.1 mg/m3of nickel as an 8 hours’ time-weighted average...
Q.Actual parts pass, coupons don't :-( I'm having inconsistencies from my plater. On AL 6061, I'm having nickel plating, followed by gold plating over the nickel. The parts are thoroughly cleaned before sending to the plater and the plater then cleans. When I receive the parts back we...
It does not take a Chemist to be an electroplater, but an understanding of basic Electrochemistry certainly helps. An electroplater should at least understand the major anodic and cathodic reactions. At a soluble Nickel anode the major reaction is the dissolution of the Nickel anode itself, and ...