{"id":7390,"date":"2024-10-01T12:14:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T17:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/?page_id=7390"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:23:09","slug":"nickel-plating-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/electrolytic-plating\/nickel-plating-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickel Plating Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689875466833{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-color: #323233 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689618176009{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7029&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689874075151{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724251949433{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 44px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 44px !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-color: #323233 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1727285537444{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 16px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;NICKEL PLATING SERVICES PER QQ-N-290, ASTM B689, AMS 2403&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:32px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769164320533{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734381286895{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: white;\">Advanced Plating Technologies (APT), a Milwaukee, Wisconsin company, provides functional nickel plating services to <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/specification\/qq-n-290\/\">QQ-N-290<\/a>, <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/specification\/b689-97\/\">ASTM B689<\/a> and <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/specification\/ams-2403\/\">AMS 2403<\/a> including both Watts and\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/sulfamate-nickel-plating-services-2\/\">sulfamate<\/a>\u00a0nickel bath formulations. APT\u2019s expertise in providing exacting barrel, rack and vibratory nickel electroplating services is currently employed in numerous\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/about-apt\/industries-serviced\/\">industries<\/a>\u00a0including the medical, telecommunications, power distribution, petrochemical and electronics industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">APT offers a wide range of nickel plating services including both Type I \u201cunbrightened\u201d and Type 2 \u201cbrightened\u201d deposits. APT has the ability to underplate with\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/copper-plating-services\/\">copper plating<\/a>\u00a0if required or specified to enhance adhesion and corrosion resistance of the final deposit. For applications that demand the highest in ductility, our company offers a proprietary process called\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/ducta-bright-7a-nickel-services\/\">Ducta-bright 7a\u00ae nickel<\/a>. This nickel system was developed by APT\u2019s engineering group specifically for application within the ammunition industry. It is unmatched in ductility and adhesion for demanding applications that require a nickel deposit to be crimped, bent or formed post-plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: white;\">Nickel Plating Services \u2013 Nickel as an Underplate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Nickel electroplating is commonly used as an underplate for tin plating, silver plating or gold plating for several design reasons. For parts made from copper or copper alloys such as brass, a nickel underplate provides a barrier to intermetallic diffusion between the base material and the topcoat of tin, silver or gold. This is especially important for applications that will operate at elevated temperatures (e.g., 300F) since the higher temperatures increase the rate of diffusion of the base metal into the plated layers. Nickel also forms an excellent foundation or structure to softer metals such as tin and gold for applications that require repeated cycling such as in fuse stabs or contacts in switches. 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Nickel is a hard transition metal with limited ductility; its ductility is reduced further when electroplated in a brightened condition. Nickel is a fairly reactive element forming compounds with both oxygen and sulfur. However, nickel electrodeposits are slow to react in standard atmospheric environments due to the formation of a thin, protective oxide film which affords good corrosion performance on most products. Nickel has an extremely high melting point of 1455C (2651F) making it an excellent coating for high-temp applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px;\">Most nickel in the earth\u2019s crust exists as nickel oxide or nickel sulfide and not as pure nickel due to nickel\u2019s reactivity. Meteoric nickel has been found as an alloy of iron and nickel and its use has been found to date back as far as 3500 BCE. Nickel is one of four elements including iron, cobalt and gadolinium that are ferromagnetic at room temperature. 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1733950137305{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 16px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;border-color: #e51a24 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731432729739{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 16px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 16px !important;padding-right: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;padding-left: 32px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;techTable&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong style=\"color: white;\">Atomic Number &#8211; Qty Protons<\/strong><span style=\"color: white;\">:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: white;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong style=\"color: white;\">Thermal Conductivity &#8211; W\/(cm*K)<\/strong><span style=\"color: white;\">:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: white;\">0.91<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Atomic Weight &#8211; 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line-height: 1em;\">Nickel Plating Services \u2013 Nickel Deposit Properties<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Nickel is a silvery-white metal with a slight golden or yellow hue. As-deposited electrolytic nickel can have a very bright reflective shine, a satin appearance, or a full-dull matte luster. Nickel is one of the four ferromagnetic materials at room temperature and is a fairly reactive element. However, nickel deposits are slow to react in standard atmospheric environments due to the formation of a protective, oxide surface, providing excellent corrosion performance on most products. Nickel has an extremely high melting point of 1455C (2651F) making it an excellent nickel coating for high-temp applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">For applications requiring a bright or lustrous appearance, bright watts nickel plating should be utilized. Bright nickel systems have organic additives that refine the grain structure of the nickel and deposit with a self-leveling effect to enhance luster. However, these additives can impair the solderability or brazing of the nickel and also result in a more highly tensile stressed deposit with reduced ductility. APT\u2019s proprietary <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electroless-nickel-plating-services\/\">Ducta-bright 7a Nickel<\/a> is an anomaly in the subset of bright watts nickel systems as it couples a bright nickel appearance with an excellent ductility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">For joining applications involving soldering, brazing or laser welding, <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/sulfamate-nickel-plating-services\/\">sulfamate nickel plating<\/a> is recommended. Sulfamate nickel produces a highly pure nickel deposit free of organic additives, resulting in a 99.9% pure nickel deposit with a satin to dull appearance. Unlike traditional brightened watts nickel systems, sulfamate nickel produces a compressively stressed deposit making is an excellent choice for crimping or flexing applications and as an underplate to <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/gold-plating-services\/\">gold plating<\/a> applications including lead frames and interconnect pins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">As a general rule, un-brightened nickel deposits such as sulfamate nickel provide the best corrosion resistance as co-deposited inorganic compounds degrade corrosion performance. Minimal corrosion protection is provided in thicknesses less than 0.0003 inches, whereas good corrosion performance generally occurs between 0.0005-0.001 inches of nickel plating. More information regarding corrosion protection of nickel deposits can be found within the <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/technical-library\/plating-topics\/\">Plating Topics<\/a> section of our online Technical Library.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1727976232903{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 44px !important;padding-right: 9% !important;padding-bottom: 44px !important;padding-left: 9% !important;background-color: #323233 !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;selector&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721844327670{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 32px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Nickel Plating Services \u2013 Watts Nickel vs Sulfamate Nickel&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:32px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734381212212{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734381569042{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: white;\">For applications requiring a bright or lustrous appearance, bright Watts nickel plating should be specified. Bright nickel systems have organic additives that refine the grain structure of the nickel and deposit with a self-leveling effect to enhance luster. However, these additives can impair the solderability or brazing of the nickel and also result in a more highly tensile stressed deposit with reduced ductility. APT\u2019s proprietary <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/ducta-bright-7a-nickel-services\/\">Ducta-bright 7a\u00ae Nickel<\/a> is an anomaly in the subset of bright watts nickel systems as it couples a bright nickel appearance with an excellent ductility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">For joining applications involving soldering, brazing or laser welding, <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/sulfamate-nickel-plating-services-2\/\">sulfamate nickel plating<\/a> is recommended. Sulfamate nickel produces a highly pure nickel deposit free of organic additives, resulting in a 99.9% pure nickel deposit with a semibright appearance. Unlike traditional brightened watts nickel systems, sulfamate nickel produces a low tensile or compressively stressed deposit making is an excellent choice for crimping or flexing applications and as an underplate to <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/gold-plating\/gold-plating-services\/\">gold plating<\/a> and <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/silver-plating\/silver-plating-services\/\">silver plating<\/a> applications including lead frames and interconnect pins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">As a general rule, un-brightened nickel deposits such as sulfamate nickel provide the best corrosion resistance as co-deposited inorganic compounds degrade corrosion performance of nickel plating. Unlike sacrificial coatings such as zinc, nickel plating provides barrier corrosion protection by providing a barrier between the environment and the base material. An effective pore-free barrier is only formed at higher deposit thicknesses. Minimal corrosion protection is provided in thicknesses less than 0.0003 inches, whereas good corrosion performance occurs between 0.0005-0.001 inches of nickel plating. A true pore-free barrier occurs at thicknesses greater than 0.001 inches. A copper underplate is highly effective at enhancing corrosion resistance as it helps create a pore-free layer at lower total deposit thicknesses. 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el_class=&#8221;capabilityBox&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Specifications&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23e71d24&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1723143566591{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 8px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;background-color: #323232 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1727803435473{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-right-width: 16px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: white;\">QQ-N-290, Class 1 &amp; 2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: white;\">ASTM B689<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: white;\">AMS 2403<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: white;\">ISO 1458<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: white;\">Most Company Specifications<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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