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When it comes to comparing metals such as steel and aluminum, both have a very wide range of applications. They are crucial in so many industries, providing...

Your anodized parts have become stained and worn out, and they need a little touch-up. If you’re thinking about removing the anodized coating from one of your...

You may have already heard about the versatile application of anodized aluminum components across various industries. There are anodized aluminum parts in...

Whether you work in the automotive industry or are an architect designing tall buildings, you’ve heard of the anodizing process before. You may have come...

Chromate conversion coatings on aluminum are also known as yellow Bonderite, Iridite, and Alodine, or Chem Film. They are used for everyday aluminum...

Silver plating is a simple process of coating materials with silver, which is also known as electrolysis. However, despite its easy-to-understand nature,...

Unbeknownst to many, E-coat is a cross-process between painting and plating. It’s also known as electrophoretic painting process or EPD. In this article,...

The technique of nickel plating is also known as nickel electroplating, and it has a wide variety of commercial applications. In this article, we wanted to go...

Copper plating is a useful plating process for increasing the solderability of smaller parts, making them more flexible and improving their conductivity,...

Tin is a soft silver-white metal that’s also very flexible. Due to this higher flexibility, tin can be molded and stretched in a wide variety of shapes, all...

Chem film or Alodine is a chemical conversion coating that’s mostly used to protect aluminum from corrosion. It’s primarily used to passivate aluminum as it...

Electroless nickel plating is a form of alloy treatment. The process was developed to increase resistance and hardness in a metal or plastic, but it can be...

Hardcoat anodize or hard anodize is a dense anodic coating of aluminum oxide. There are three types of aluminum anodizing. Type I is chromic acid anodize and...