Electroless Nickel Plating
Electroless Nickel plating is ideal for the functional coating of metals and plastics. The properties of the coated layer range from chemical resistance, dimensional accuracy, excellent anti-friction behaviour and electrical conductivity to outstanding hardness. In addition, Electroless Nickel plating ensures a uniform layer formation true to the original contours of a component, making it an ideal solution for the plating of even geometrically-complex shapes with sharp edges and profiles, open cavities or bores.



Electroless Nickel plating’s wear and corrosion resistance depends on the phosphorous content of the deposited layer. This content can be increased or reduced depending on the plating solution’s composition and it can be varied under specific process conditions. Even the layer thickness affects the coating's resistance: layers with a thickness in the 2 to 10 µm range are resistant to mild corrosion, while those in the 5 to 10 µm range are resistant to mild wear loads. A moderate degree of resistance requires layers with a thickness in the 10 to 25 µm range, while severe and very severe loads require thickness values ranging from 25 to 50 µm and over 50 µm respectively.



Electroless Nickel plating can coat most metals and plastics including  -

o All low-alloy ferritic steels to cast iron-based materials

o Stainless steel

o Non-ferrous metals (Copper, Brass, …)

o Aluminium alloys

o Die-cast zinc

o Titanium-based materials

o Magnesium alloys

o Sintered metal materials

o LCP



Other metal and ceramic materials can also be coated



– please contact us if you would like us to process sample parts.