Electroless nickel plating with Australasian Institute of Surface Finishing

Electroless nickel plating, (as it name implies), is a nickel coating in fact an alloy coating containing approximately 10% phosphorous that is deposited by chemical reduction rather than electrolytically.

The coating has remarkable qualities;

• Excellent corrosion resistance.
• Deposit uniformity, regardless of the shape of the item plated.
• High hardness, as plated 45 RC.
• Heat treatable. Nickel phosphorous is a heat treatable alloy and a hardness figure up to 68 RC can be achieved.
• Controllable deposit. Close tolerances can be maintained and the need for post plating grinding is eliminated.
• Quality finish. Although classed as an engineering coating the deposit has a pleasing stainless steel appearance and is often used to give a product a quality lift.