Electroplating electroless plating

Precious metals Electroplating Electroless plating Conversion coating... 

This chapter introduced and briefly described a number of industrial surface treatments. These treatments are made to material surfaces for various reasons. One is to enhance the appearance of a finished product to attract potential buyers. Another is to improve the safety of products. Other purposes are to promote corrosion control and wear resistance, and to improve mechanical and electrical properties. The treatments discussed include electroplating, electroless plating, spray coating, galvanization, painting, anodizing, physical vapor deposition (PVD), and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). 

The topics that were covered in this chapter include electroplating, electroless plating, spray coating, galvanization, painting, anodizing, physical vapor deposition (PVD), and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). 

Figure 8.13 shows schematically the steps involved in fabrication etching, electroplating, electroless plating (section 8.2) and, occasionally, immersion plating are all involved, on an integral basis with mechanical, physical and optical techniques. 

Traditionally, where good shielding was required, equipment cases were made from metal, but more recently polymers have become widely used. These polymers are rendered conductive by processes such as electroplating, electroless plating, vacuum deposition, sputtering and flame spraying. Alternatively, they can be compounded with conductive fillers such as carbon blacks, carbon fibres, aluminium flakes, stainless steel fibres and various metal-coated fillers. 

Compares the processing characteristics for electroplating, electroless plating, CVD, PVD, thermal diffusion, ion nitriding, TRD, ion implantation, ion-beam assisted deposition, and thermal spraying... 

Electrolytic Environment Electroplating Electroless platings Displacement plating Electrophoretic deposition... 

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