Electroless Nickel Plating Service

Electroless nickel plating is an electrochemical process used to deposit a uniform layer of nickel onto a substrate without the use of an external electric current.

Advantages of Electroless Nickel Plating

Electroless nickel coatings can achieve enhanced corrosion resistance through passivation, via chemical treatments or oxidation processes.

Key Features

Wear and Tear Resistance

Great Ductility and Malleability

Increased Surface Hardness

Great Solderability

Electroless Nickel Plating Surface Techniques

The following table shows common electroless nickel plating finishes. If you have any other alloy requirements, please contact us.

Applicable Materials

Colors

Texture

Thickness

All metal materials

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Smooth

1 – 40 μm

Electroless Nickel Plating FAQs

- Cleaning and pretreatment: The object to be plated with nickel needs thorough cleaning first to remove surface oils, dirt, and other impurities. Pretreatment ensures that the surface is clean to facilitate uniform nickel deposition.

- Activation: The surface is exposed to a chemically active solution to provide deposition sites for nickel.

- Plating: The object is immersed in an electroless nickel plating solution containing nickel salts and reducing agents. In this solution, nickel salts are reduced to solid nickel, forming a uniform nickel alloy deposition on the object's surface.

- Rinsing and post-treatment: The finished product is rinsed to remove excess chemicals, then undergoes post-treatments such as polishing, cleaning, and corrosion resistance treatment.