I have been looking up chrome plating
vs. nickel plating. I was looking at the pros and cons of both and found that chrome plating is cheaper than nickel plating but nickel
plating is sometimes stronger then chrome. Nickel-tungsten alloy is about ten times more durable and more
environmentally friendly than chrome (here is an article on nickel-tungsten
alloy http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/metal-0519.html). Both of them are very reflective and are almost
impossible to tell apart both of them would give us what we need and the price
difference is not very large. The problem is that besides nickel-tungsten
alloy plating chrome is usually more durable than nickel plating and another
problem is that I can't find a place that does that kind of nickel plating most
do electroless nickel plating and it is not
nearly as strong as chrome plating. I would use nickel-tungsten alloy
plating but if we can't find anywhere
that does that type of plating than we would have to go with chrome
plating.
Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDifferent types of plating have different types of pros and cons. Either you go with chrome plating or nickel plating they both will vary on their finishing, as you said nickel plating is stronger even though chrome plating is cheaper. Thus for better prospect I suggest to handle the chroming to a service provider. There are many online service providers such as Douglas who offers chrome restoration services, De-chroming, Re-chroming, and a range of finishes from nickel, copper and gold plating. Get a re-chroming and chroming of classic & vintage cars, motorcycle and household items with Douglas.