mark robison

Topic: Iron fines and microspalling

I have heard that iron fines and microspalling are two potential sources of pitting in chrome plating, but I am having trouble finding information on either.(sources, effects, etc.) Can anyone help me out with this?

DustinGebhardt

Re: Iron fines and microspalling

Are you talking about hard chrome plating or decorative chrome plating? I've never come across pitting in decorative chrome plating. But I HAVE seen it in the underlying nickel plating.

-Dustin Gebhardt,
CEF
Plating Engineer
Danaher Tool Group
Gastonia, NC

mark robison

Re: Iron fines and microspalling

Hard Chrome was what I was reffering to.