Re: Electroplate plastic?
From: Adam. Seychell (invald_at_invalid.com)
Date: 01/27/05
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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:00:47 +1100
Don A. Gilmore wrote:
> Hi guys:
>
> Is it possible to electroplate conductive plastic? I'd like to plate a thin
> layer of metal, like copper or silver, onto a conductive plastic ***
> (carbon-filled UHMW). Can it be plated just like any other metal?
>
> If not, are there other options, like electro-depositing?
>
Define conductive ?
There are tricks to electroplate a metal (usually copper in sulfuric)
onto surfaces that have low conductivity. A unit square surface
conductivity below 10 kohms can be plated without too much trouble.
Adam
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