Plating, called Electroplating refers to the color finish on a metal surface. It can accomplish any metal color finish on one specific metal. and It is an essential process in Metal Crafts.
ElectroPlating colors mainly include:
Gold Plating
Silver Plating
Nickel Plating
Copper Plating
Brass Plating
Chrome Plating
Black Nickle Plating
Misty Gold Plating
Misty Nickle Plating
Misty Nickle Plating
Misty Copper plating
Misty Brass Plating
Misty Black Nickle Plating
Misty Chrome
Antique Gold
Antique Silver
Antique Nickle
Antique Copper
Antique Brass
Gun and Dyed Black
Electroplating is a kind of chemical reaction. By using the principle of electrolysis in some metal surface coated with a thin layer of other metal to make the products shiny, anti-oxidation, and improve abrasion performance. We insist on using Eco-friendly plating, which can meet the ROHS test and EN71-3 standard.
In production, raw materials we used are Zinc alloy, Iron, Brass and copper, stainless steel, and Aluminum.
Among them, zinc alloy, Iron, Brass, and copper can be with all the plating color options, in Die casting process, die struck process, and photo-etched process.
Anyway, NOT all materials can be plated as some materials have their limitations. Such as Stainless steel and Aluminum, cannot.
Let’s about the stainless steel first, because of their higher strength and higher work hardening rates, which lead to difficulty in obtaining a fine surface finish.
Regarding Aluminum, it is a kind of metal very active. In the market, we see some colorful aluminum products, such as aluminum bottle opener and some metal accessories, which is an anodized aluminum technique.
Nowadays, With the development of the technique, the 304 stainless steel and aluminum can plate with the vacuum process. Because of its high cost, it is seldom used in the awards and promotional items industry.
