High quality copper-nickel-chromium plating on plastics: A continuous process & its challenges

Plating and Surface Finishing

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-47

  Arnold, Joseph R ^a  

^a ATOTECH USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHROMIUM PLATING; COPPER PLATING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MARKETING; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; NICKEL PLATING; PLASTICS; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

AMORPHOUS TERPOLYMER POLYACRYLONITRILE POLYBUTDIENE POLYSTYRENE; COPPER NICKEL CHROMIUM PLATING; MATERIAL SELECTION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE;

ELECTROPLATING;

EID: 2342573597     PISSN: 03603164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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