Plating on aluminium (Topic: 14129)

Plating of aluminium profiles is used for special applications. Just a small part of the extrusions produced are plated, but such treatment is used in order to satisfy special demands in the market. Following subjects regarding plating on aluminium are handled in this manual:

- What is plating?

- Why do plating on aluminium?

- Metals used for plating on aluminium

- Difficulties connected with the plating of aluminium

- Which alloys are suitable for plating?

- Classification of methods for plating on aluminium

- Pre-treatment by zincating

- Process steps for plating on aluminium

- Plating on the zinc deposit