St Kilda Chemicals - Specialists in Metal Finishing, Zinc and Phosphating

CHROME PLATING PROCESS

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DECOREX CHROME	Decorex Chrome Salt Decorex Conducting Salt Temperature Current density	Hard 230–250g/l 5 – 15 g/l 55 – 60 ºC 15 – 30 A/dm2	Decorative 300– 350 g/l 5 – 10 g/l 40 – 50 ºC 15 – 25 A/dm2	Designed for both hard and decorative chromium plating by varying the concentration and operating conditions. Conventional type proces and very easy to maintain.
ARMOUR H.S.CHROME	Armour H. S. Chrome Salt Decorex Conducting Salt Temperature Current density	250 g/l 6.0 – 14.0 g/l. 50 – 65 ºC 15 – 35 A/dm2		A high speed chrome bath which employs a specia mixed soluble catalyst, meets the modern requirements of hard and bright chrome. A self regulating chrome process. Better covering and throwing power than conventional chrome.
SEAF CHROME	Seaf Chrome Salt Seaf Additive No. 1 Seaf Additive No. 2 Density Temperature Current density	250 – 350 g/l 10 – 20 ml/l 15 – 20 ml/l 22 – 28 ºBe 50 – 60 ºC 10 – 40 A/dm2		Produces deposits with a hardness of approximately 1050 vickers. Higher current efficiency than conventional chrome. No attack on base metal and hence suitable for internal plating of cylinder liners.
ARMOUR H.S. LIQUID	Armour H. S. Liquid Additive	1.0 – 3.0 ml/l		A liquid catalyst for high speed hard chrome plating specially recommended to improve the current efficiency, brightness and hardness. Good correction additive in used chrome solution.
DECO HT CHROME PROCESS	Deco HT Chrome salt Decorex Conducting salt Deco Additive G 20 Temperature Current density Anode current density Voltage (Depending upon the plant and operating conditions)	200 – 300 g/l 4 – 8 g/l 10 – 20 ml/l. 35 – 50 ºC 5 – 25 A/dm2 2.5 – 12 A/dm2 6V – 12 Volts.		A new generation decorative process having novell catalyst system. The bath is very highly active and hence produce excellent chrome coverage. Have a wide operating temperature range. Can be operated from 35 – 50 °C. Produces pleasing blue coloured deposit. Higher current efficiency. Suitable for plating on ABS and sanitary fittings.
ACITEK 220 FL	Acitek 220 FL Temperature Time Cathode current density	10 ml/l. Room. 10 – 60 secs. 0.01 – 0.05 A/dm2.		A very good activating bath prior to normal chrome bath to activate the passive Bright nickel. Eliminates completely the white patch problem in subsequent chrome deposits. Bath has such low concentration and hence can be discarded at regular intervals to have troublefree operation.
DUROSTAR Aw-m	Durostar AW-M make up salt Durostar AW-M make up solution Temperature Cathode Current density voltage	250 g/l 20 ml/l 50 – 60 ºC 20 – 60 A/dm2 8V – 12 Volts.		Suitable for internal plating of diesel engine cylinders. Higher efficiency, higher hardness upto 1100 VPN. No anode corrosion. Very smooth and bright deposits. Micro crack deposits greater than 40 cracks/mm. Higher current efficiency (23 – 26%)
MISTONIL	MISTONIL	0.75 – 1.0 g/l		Fume reducer for all types of chrome plating baths to suppress the fumes. Provides good foam blanket.
MISTONIL-L	MISTONIL-L	1.0 – 2.0 ml/l		Specially recommended for hard chrome plating baths to suppress the fumes.
ARMUOR BK CHROME (Black Chrome)	ARMOUR BK CHROME SALT ARMOUR BK CHROME ADDITIVE Temperature Current density	300 – 400 g/l 8 – 10 g/l 18 – 25 ºC 30 – 40 A/dm2		Black chrome deposits with high corrosion resistance for functional & decorative applications. Good thermal stability and hence can be used for high temperature applications. Good process for plating solar panels.
NUTRA CHROME	NUTRA CHROME	50 g/l		Hexavalent chromium neutralizer, used after plating to remove chrome traces from chromium plated components. Back to Top