Metal Plating

ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING

Keystone Electroless Nickel plating has long been trusted by our customers to provide excellent protection of metal components. Since its first use on railroad tank cars in the 1950s, Electroless Nickel has provided metal components with unparalleled protection. It's surface hardness, lubricity and exceptionally consistent application thickness make it a trusted choice to fight abrasion damage in iron, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze, nickel, aluminum, and their alloys. Used both as an engineering or decorative finish this process is offered in both rack and barrel options. Our plating tank capacity is unmatched by other platers. We can process parts up to 10 feet in length with weights up to 4 tons.

The durability of Keystone Electroless Nickel is further enhanced by the high consistency and extraordinarily persistent adhesion of the coating. This plating process is known for equal deposition to all surfaces of a coated component, including complex geometries and inside diameters. The high ductility and unusually persistent adhesion to a variety of substrates virtually eliminates flaking. It resists separation of coating from the substrate under pressures up to 30 tons. The end result is a coating that stays in place in extreme conditions, delivering consistent protection against abrasion and other environmental hazards.

• Keystone "High-Phos" Electroless Nickel deposit meets the requirements of MIL-C-26074 AND AMS-2404 specifications.

ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING PROCESSES

Keystone offers the following processes for  Electroless Nickel plating:

•Mid Phosphorous

•High Phosphorous

NICKEL ELECTRO DEPOSITED PLATING APPLICATIONS

Keystone Electroless Nickel deposited coatings have proved invaluable in countless industrial and machined parts applications. Some traditional uses of Keystone Nickel Electrodeposited coatings include:

•  Automotive/Rail Road

•  Machinery

•  Military

•  Aerospace

•  Communications

•  Electronics