TY - GEN
T1 - New hexavalent Cr free etch for ABS and ABS/PC electroplated plastics
AU - Sommer, Walter
AU - Wang, Kai
AU - Brown, Neil
AU - McCaskie, Jack
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - With the increasing concern for both personal and environmental safety in plating operations handling hexavalent chromium, a new process which prepares plastics without this hazardous material would be advantageous. This paper outlines new advances in pretreatment, chemical metal deposition and electrolytic metal deposition of commercial grade resins of interest to decorative plastic platers. The requirements and results of adhesion testing, thermal cycle performance and appearance of part finish will be discussed and demonstrated. Coupled with various trivalent chromium final finishes a decorative process line which is completely free of hexavalent chromium is possible.
AB - With the increasing concern for both personal and environmental safety in plating operations handling hexavalent chromium, a new process which prepares plastics without this hazardous material would be advantageous. This paper outlines new advances in pretreatment, chemical metal deposition and electrolytic metal deposition of commercial grade resins of interest to decorative plastic platers. The requirements and results of adhesion testing, thermal cycle performance and appearance of part finish will be discussed and demonstrated. Coupled with various trivalent chromium final finishes a decorative process line which is completely free of hexavalent chromium is possible.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84878402109
SN - 9781604238709
T3 - Annual International Technical Conference of the National Association for Surface Finishing, SUR/FIN 2007
SP - 300
EP - 308
BT - Annual International Technical Conference of the National Association for Surface Finishing, SUR/FIN 2007
T2 - Annual International Technical Conference of the National Association for Surface Finishing, SUR/FIN 2007
Y2 - 13 August 2007 through 16 August 2007
ER -