Silver Plating

Poeton offer a specialist silver plating service from the One Stop Shop facility at the UK Cardiff site.

Properties

Silver gives excellent anti-fretting properties as well as providing a corrosion resistant surface. It also has high electrical conductivity

Capacity

The Silver bath is 1200mm x 600mm x 600mm; holding 400 litres, maximum working depth of 550mm.

Thickness

Thicknesses are typically between 10 and 25 microns. The formula of the bath contains a small degree of brightener additive (to give a slight sheen for electrical contact purposes) which prevents effective deposit thicknesses in excess of 50 microns.

Applications

Applications that dominate are anti-binding on stainless for aerospace Components. Electrical contacts for electronics are also common, not just on miscallaneous small connector pieces, but on quite large copper slabs for pylon & power station construction.