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ELECTROPLATING AND OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS

A Practical Guide

CD VARGDESE

Table of Contents

Preface                                                                                                                     Order Form

ix

1. Designing Prior to the Surface Treatment

1

    1.1 Design for Metal Finishing

1

    1.2 Modem Trends in Metal Finishing

3

2. Current Developments and Applications of Plating

5

    2.1 Electrodeposited Composite Coating

5

    2.2 Electroless Plating

7

    2.3 Unconventional Surface-coating Methods

10

    2.4 Application of Metal Finising Process in Various Industries

12

3. Basic Principles of Surface Coatings

21

   3.1 Essentials of Chemistry

21

   3.2 Essentials of Electricity

23

   3.3 Essentials of Metallurgy

24

   3.4 Essentials of Electroplating Mathematics

27

   3.5 Essentials of Corrosion

28

   3.6 Principles of Alkaline Cleaners

32

   3.7 Principles of Electroplating

32

   3.8 Principles of Painting

35

   3.9 Mechanism of Protection

36

4. Preparation of Surfaces Prior to Electroplating

39

   4.1 Code of Recommended Practice for Cleaning of Metals Prior to Electroplating

39

   4.2 Cleaning Methods

44

   4.3 Pickling and Descaling Processes

47

   4.4 Abrasive Blast Cleaning

51

   4.5 Shot Peening

56

   4.6 Mechanical Polishing

56

   4.7 Methods of Masking

67

   4.8 Removal of Protective Coatings

69

5. Inorganic Processes

73

   5.1 Processes on Iron and Steel

73

   5.2 Processes on Copper and Copper Alloys

90

   5.3 Processes on Aluminium and its Alloys

91

   5.4 Processes for Magnesium Alloys

96

   5.5 Stress in Electrodeposits

99

   5.6 Stress Relieving Treatment Prior to Chemical/ Electrochemical Processes

100

   5.7 Hydrogen Embrittlement

100

   5.8 Removal of Embrittlement after Processes

102

   5.9 Troubleshooting during Process Treatments -Electroplating

102

   5.10 Major Defects, Causes and Remedies of Protective Metal Coatings

105

6. Organic Coatings

113

   6.1 Main Types of Paints

113

   6.2 Application of Paints

115

   6.3 Typical Conditions for Painting

115

   6.4 Painting Sequence

115

   6.5 Loss of Paint during Different Methods of Painting

118

   6.6 Painting and Colour Schemes

119

   6.7 Paint Films

120

   6.8 Quality Control of Paints and Paints Coatings

120

7. Quality Control and Testing

121

   7.1 Quality Control in Process Shops

121

   7.2 Methods of Testing Electrodeposits

121

   7.3 Methods of Testing Anodic Coatings on Aluminium

136

   7.4 Chemical Analysis of Electrolytes (Routine Checks)

140

   7.5 Identification of Deposits

147

   7.6 Methods of Testing Paints

148

8. Typical Plant Layout

151

   8.1 Typical Plant Layout

151

   8.2 Recommendations for Equipment used in Electroplating

153

9. Treatment of Effluent from Metal Finishing Shops

161

   9.1 Effluent Treatment Methods

162

   9.2 Conventional Methods

163

   9.3 Alternative Methods of Effluent Treatment

163

10. Health, Safety and First-Aid

168

    10.1 Health Hazards and Safety Precautions

168

    10.2 Dealing with Emergencies

173

11. Useful Data and Literature Related to Process Treatments

176

   11.1 Process Specifications

176

   11.2 Specifications on Acids and Chemicals

178

   11.3 Electrochemical and Material Data

180

   11.4 Conversion Charts

182

   11.5 Commercial and Chemical Names and Formulae

183

   11.6 Professional Insitution

185

Bibliography

186

Glossary

188

Index

195

Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited
Year of publication: 1993        Edition: N.A.
ISBN: 0-07-4600464-3                                                          
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