Plating on some difficult-to-plate metals and alloys

Conference · Tue Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5259216

Dini, J W; Johnson, H R

Electrodeposition of coatings on metals such as beryllium, beryllium-copper, Kovar, lead, magnesium, thorium, titanium, tungsten, uranium, zirconium, and their alloys can be problematic. This is due in most cases to a natural oxide surface film that readily reforms after being removed. The procedures we recommend for plating on these metals rely on replacing the oxide film with a displacement coating, or etching to allow mechanical keying between the substrate and plated deposit. The effectiveness of the procedures is demonstrated by interface bond strengths found in ring-shear and conical-head tensile tests. 3 figures, 9 tables.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5259216
• Report Number(s): UCRL-90466; CONF-8405121-1; ON: DE84008329
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on difficult to plate materials, Ulm, F.R. Germany, 3 May 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BERYLLIUM
ELECTROPLATING
BERYLLIUM ALLOYS
COPPER ALLOYS
KOVAR
LEAD
THORIUM
TUNGSTEN
URANIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCALOY 2
ADHESION
CORROSION PROTECTION
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
ACTINIDE ALLOYS
ACTINIDES
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALLOYS
CHROMIUM ADDITIONS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
COATINGS
COBALT ALLOYS
DEPOSITION
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELEMENTS
IRON ADDITIONS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LYSIS
MANGANESE ADDITIONS
MANGANESE ALLOYS
METALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
PLATING
SURFACE COATING
TIN ALLOYS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
360100* - Metals & Alloys