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HardChromePlating
HighWear,LowFriction,andImprovedCorrosionResistance
HardChromeplating(alsoknownasIndustrialChrome)is
appliedtoferrousandnonferrousmaterialstoimprovewear
andabrasionresistance,reducefriction,preventseizing
andgalling,andtorestorethedimensionsofundersized
parts.
HardChromeisusedinavarietyofindustriesincluding:
Nuclear,Aerospace,Automotive,LawnandGardenand
manymore.ContactanElectrolizingsalesengineerto
discussyourspecificapplication.
APPLICATIONS
HardChromecanbeappliedtoalltypesofstainlesssteel
alloys,mostferrousmetals,andsomenonferrousmetals
includingcopperandbrass.Pleasecontactourapplication
engineerstodiscussthefeasibilityofapplyingHardChrome
toothermetalssuchasaluminum.
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HardChromeimprovestheperformanceof:
Pistonrings&valves
Tools&dies
Printingwearrollsurfaces
Brakediscs
Autoengine,drivetrainandsuspensionparts
Motorshafts
Aircraftlandinggearsandcomponents
Machineryparts
Medicaldevices
Fasteners
Commercialfirearmcomponents(notforpersonal
firearms)
Gears
Specifications
AMS2460AMS2460isthenewspecificationtocover
chromiumplating,intendedtoreplaceAMSQQC320.
AMSQQC320
AMS2406
AMS2438
ASTMB177
ASTMB254

FEATURES
StandardThickness
ThestandardthicknessforHardChromeplatingin
nonsalvageapplicationsis.0002.0006(.00508.01524
mm).Highwearapplicationsshouldhave.001"ormorefor
thebestresults.Thicknessover1milgenerallyrequires
theplatingtobeappliedthickerthandesired,thenground
tosize.

SurfaceRoughness
MostRMAfinishescanbemaintainedusingourHard
Chromeplatingprocess.Forbestresults,theareatobe
coatedshouldbecompletelyfinishedpriortoprocessing.
Forsurfacefinishesfinerthan6RMS,postplatelapping
orpolishingmayberequired.
Hardness
HardChromeplatehardnessisRc6568,measuredona
crosssectionwithanappropriatemicrohardnesstester.
Chemical/CorrosionResistance
CorrosionresistanceofHardChromeplatingdependson
factorssuchasbasismetal,RoughnessHeightReading
(RHR),surfaceporosityofbasismetal,microinchfinish,
corrosivemedia,andcoatingthickness.AlthoughHard
Chromeplatingoffersgoodcorrosionresistance,forparts
thatrequiregreaterhardnessandcorrosionresistance,
variousnoncorrosivecoatingsmayneedtobeapplied
priortoplating.
Masking
Avarietyofdifferenttypesofmaskingisavailableto
protectthehardchromefromcoatinginunwantedareas.
PleaseconsultanElectrolizingsalesengineerforyour
maskingrequirements.

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