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Chromium Electroplating Process

Chromium can’t be deposited from solution only chromic acid (CrO3) and water. There must also be present in bath one or more acid radicals which act catalyst to bring about or aid in the cathodic deposition of chromium. The purity of chromic acid used is often not specified or established and yet the nature

Many kind of chromium electroplating that is produced in Industry:
  1. Decorative Chromium Electroplating
  2. Bright Chromium Electroplating
  3. Hard Chromium Electroplating
Look from the color result of chromium electroplating differ into several kinds:
  1. Black Chrome plating
  2. Brown Chrome plating
  3. Bright Chrome plating
  4. Dull Chrome plating
The detail of the process can see on Chromium Electroplating

The practice of this chrome plating process is rather difficult, beside need right composition this process also need voltage and current arrangement in order to get a good result and convenient with the goal. A little contamination on the plating bath can resulting unsuitable product like dull plated or discoloration of chromium plating. Too long time for plating can resulting plated crack and this will broken the result and even must be grinding again. So this why sometime this process is not easy for a new practitioner.