3. Outlook
Nickel plating, which is seeing its horizon darken as regards its use as an undercoat or coating for materials that could come into contact with users' skin, is now increasingly used in the mechanical and electronics industries, where these risks are limited. Competition with electroless nickel plating is strong, but electrolytic nickel plating still retains its operating characteristics, making it an easy-to-use and economically very competitive process.
The wide range of deposit characteristics obtained, depending on the formulation and deposition conditions, make this surface coating indispensable in many applications, including :
as an undercoat to increase corrosion resistance;
as a levelling, high-gloss coating for decorative applications;
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References
Suppliers (products and/or materials)
(non-exhaustive list)
ATOTECH France
AMPERE INDUSTRIE
BAYER SA
CAPOL Processes
CHAMPOISEAU SA
CORELEC (Sté)
COVENTYA SAS
ELECTRO FINISH (Company)
ENGELHARD CLAL
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French organizations
CEFRACOR: French Anticorrosion Centre
C.E.M.: Cercle d'Études des Métaux (Metal Study Circle)
CETIM: Technical Center for Mechanical Industries
IFETS: Institut Français de l'Environnement et des Traitements de Surface (French Institute for the Environment and Surface Treatments)
S.A.T.S.: Syndicat National des Entreprises...
Standardization
Association française de normalisation AFNOR
- Méthodes d'essai de corrosion des revêtements métalliques et inorganiques sur substrats métalliques. Cotation des éprouvettes et des articles manufacturés soumis aux essais de corrosion (NF A91-023). - NF EN ISO 10289 - Avr. 2001
- Metal corrosion protection – Electrolytic coatings of nickel, nickel plus chromium, copper plus nickel and copper plus nickel plus chromium...
Regulations
At the time of writing, the use of nickel solutions and their release into the environment in surface treatment plants are subject to the regulations set out in the decree of September 26, 1985 (published in the Journal Officiel of November 16, 1985). This decree defines the maximum permissible concentration of various constituents, such as metal ions (chromium, copper, iron, zinc, cadmium, etc.) and other components (cyanides,...
Websites
To find out more about the toxicity of nickel and the measures to take to protect against the risks associated with the use of nickel and its salts, we recommend that you visit the INRS website. http://www.inrs.fr
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