nickel plate

What Metals Can Be Nickel Plated?

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What Metals Can Be Nickel Plated? What Metals Commonly Receive Nickel Plating? Most base metals can, and are, nickel plated. Typical metals would include all types of steels, copper alloys, nickel-iron alloys, and refractory metals like molybdenum, copper-molybedenum, and copper-tungsten. Can you electroplate bronze? While not all metals can be used as an electroplating material,

Do Nickel Platings Need Maintenance 1911?

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Do Nickel Platings Need Maintenance 1911? Hard chrome plating and electroless nickel plating tend to last a long time, even with consistent mechanical contact and other uses that might cause wear. What causes nickel plating to tarnish? What causes nickel to tarnish? Tarnishing is a thin layer of corrosion and usually the result of a