{"id":7409,"date":"2024-10-17T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/?page_id=7409"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:01:48","slug":"gold-plating-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/gold-plating\/gold-plating-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold 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;GOLD PLATING SERVICES PER MIL-G-45204, ASTM B488, AMS 2422&#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_1769164264830{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1736182905973{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;services-white&#8221;]Advanced Plating Technologies (APT)\u00a0is an industry leading metal finishing company that provides functional gold plating services to <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/specification\/mil-g-45204c\/\">MIL-G-45204<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/specification\/astm-b488-11\/\">ASTM B488<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/specification\/ams-2422e\/\">AMS 2422<\/a>. 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Soft gold is more commonly used in high temperature, wire bonding or biocompatible applications where the highest possible gold purity is beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced Plating Technologies has the ability to underplate gold with our various\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/nickel-plating-services\/\">nickel plating services<\/a>\u00a0including both bright <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/nickel-plating-services\/\">electrolytic nickel<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/sulfamate-nickel-plating-services-2\/\">sulfamate electrolytic nickel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electroless-nickel-plating-services\/electroless-nickel-plating\/\">electroless nickel<\/a>\u00a0deposits as well as\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/copper-plating-services\/\">copper plating<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/silver-plating\/silver-plating-services\/\">silver plating<\/a>\u00a0if required. 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line-height: 1em;\">Gold Deposit Properties<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 15px;\">old has excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, offers exceptional solderability and is a superb reflector of infrared radiation. In addition, gold is a noble metal that does not oxidize or chemically react under normal conditions. For this reason, gold is an exceptional choice for numerous engineering requirements where electrical conductivity (especially at low voltages), solderability and corrosion resistance are design requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 15px;\">Advanced Plating Technologies, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin company, offers gold plating in both 99.7% pure \u201chard\u201d gold and 99.9% pure soft gold electrodeposits. Hard gold services are commonly employed in applications where repeated sliding or connection wear is a design consideration, such as in female to male interconnect pins or sprung contacts. Our company offers hard gold electroplating that is alloyed with a small amount of cobalt to achieve the required deposit properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 15px;\">Soft gold is commonly used where the highest of gold purity is required for soldering, wire bonding, high temperature or high corrosion resistance applications. The soft layer of gold plating deposit provides an extremely pure deposit of gold, which maintains the low hardness, and high corrosion resistance of gold consistent with its elemental form. Soft gold is preferred for high temperature applications due to the fact that alloying elements of hard gold can oxidize at elevated temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 15px;\">The appearance of gold plating is very much a function of the underplate that is applied prior to deposition of the final gold layer. If a matte nickel such as <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/sulfamate-nickel-plating-services\/\">sulfamate nickel<\/a> is applied, the final gold deposit will have more of a matte appearance. If a brightened nickel such as bright <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/electrolytic-plating\/nickel-plating-electrolytic-services\/\">electrolytic nickel<\/a> is utilized, the gold will have a bright appearance. As with any deposit, the luster of the basis material has a large degree of correlation to the luster of the final gold plating.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^7453|url^https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/APT-Groups-Tall-2000-Wash-scaled.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^APT-Groups-Tall-2000-Wash|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731510328035{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 64px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 64px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #dbdbdb !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;capabilities&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724257657252{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gold Plating Services \u2013 Advanced Plating Technologies\u2019 Capabilities&#8221; 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We do not offer decorative or personal\/retail plating on applications such as a watch, jewelry, silverware or restoration projects. Please visit Refinishing &amp; Plating Company for applications such as this.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:25px|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%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refinishingandplating.com%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refinishingandplating.com%2F|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1733857566986{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 44px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 44px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Website-Background-Piece.png?id=7652) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1680035292886{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CONTACT BY EMAIL NOW&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35px|text_align:center|color:%23e9172a&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721844442293{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Contact Us&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#dd3333&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-envelope&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1723146608221{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fadvancedplatingtech.com%2Fcontact%2F|title:Contact&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726778172157{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 32px !important;padding-right: 9% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !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;Gold Plating Specifications&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:32px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729184356791{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729184418747{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: white;\">The three most common gold plating services certified by Advanced Plating Technologies are MIL-G-45204, ASTM B488 and AMS 2422. Our company can provide Type I, II and III gold deposits per these industry standards. Gold plating services to AMS 2425 as well as most company-specific gold specifications can also be provided as detailed in our <a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"\/specification-database\/\">specification database<\/a>. A summary of gold plating services to ASTM B488, MIL-G-45204 and AMS 2422 is provided below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734469146768{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 32px !important;padding-right: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;padding-left: 32px !important;background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) url(https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/metal-back2.5.png?id=7064) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;specifications&#8221; column_link=&#8221;url:%2Fspecification%2Fastm-b488-11%2F|target:_blank&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724266415289{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 16px !important;margin-left: 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_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1732051584753{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 4px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7372&#8243; img_size=&#8221;100&#215;80&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724687177218{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1732051540481{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gold Plating Services to ASTM B488-01&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ed1425&#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_1729184503571{margin-bottom: 16px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729184699448{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: white;\"><b>Note<\/b>: ASTM B488 underwent a major revision from 1995 to 2001. The Type callout of the ASTM was revised to parallel that of MIL-G-45204 such that the Type and Codes of the ASTM and MIL specs are synonymous. The Types listed below are per the current 2001 revision of ASTM B488.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Type I: 99.7% pure gold with a hardness ranging from A (90 HK25 max) to C (130-200 HK25).<br \/>\nType II: 99.0% pure gold often referred to as hard gold with a hardness ranging from B (91-129 KH25) to D (&gt; 200 HK25).<br \/>\nType III: 99.9% pure gold often referred to as soft gold with a hardness of A only (90 HK25 Max).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Code A: 90 HK25 Maximum<br \/>\nCode B: 91-129 HK25<br \/>\nCode C: 130-200 HK25<br \/>\nCode D: &gt; 200 HK25<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Relationship Between Purity and Hardness (ASTM B488-01 and Newer)<br \/>\n<b>Type Code<\/b><br \/>\nI A, B and C<br \/>\nII B, C and D<br \/>\nIII A Only<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\"><b>Class Minimum Thickness [um\/uin]<\/b><br \/>\n0.25 \u2013 0.25um (~ 10uin)<br \/>\n0.50 \u2013 0.50um (~ 20uin)<br \/>\n0.75 \u2013 0.75um (~ 30uin)<br \/>\n1.0 \u2013 1.0um (~ 40uin)<br \/>\n1.25 \u2013 1.25um (~ 50uin)<br \/>\n2.5 \u2013 2.5um (~ 100uin)<br \/>\n5.0 \u2013 5.0um (~ 200uin)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\"><b>6.5.1 Nickel Underplating<\/b> \u2013 For thickness classes except 5.0, a nickel underplating shall be applied before the gold coating when the product is made from copper or copper alloy. Nickel Underplating is also applied for other reasons (see Appendix X6).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\"><b>Appendix X6: Some Reasons for Using a Nickel Underplate<\/b><br \/>\nX6.1 Diffusion Barrier (E.g. migration of zinc into the gold layer from a brass substrate)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">X6.2 Leveling Layer (Brightening)<br \/>\nX6.3 Pore Corrosion Inhibitor<br \/>\nX6.4 Tarnish Creepage Inhibitor for Gold<br \/>\nX6.5 Load-Bearing Underlayer for Contacting Surfaces<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734469154467{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 32px !important;padding-right: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;padding-left: 32px !important;background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) url(https:\/\/advancedplatingtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/metal-back2.5.png?id=7064) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726778194290{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; column_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fadvancedplatingtech.com%2Fspecification-database%2F|title:Specification%20Database&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724868594806{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gold Plating Services to MIL-G-45204&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ed1425|line_height:1em&#8221; 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_1729184709831{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1729184780327{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: white;\">Type I \u2013 99.7 percent gold minimum<br \/>\nType II \u2013 99.0 percent gold minimum<br \/>\nType III \u2013 99.9 percent gold minimum<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Grade A \u2013 Knoop hardness 90 max<br \/>\nGrade B \u2013 Knoop hardness 91-129, incl.<br \/>\nGrade C \u2013 Knoop hardness 130-200, incl.<br \/>\nGrade D \u2013 Knoop hardness 201 and over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">If the hardness grade for the gold coating is not specified, Type I shall be furnished at hardness Grade A (90 Knoop max) and Type II shall be furnished at hardness Grade C (130 to 200 Knoop)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Purity (Type) and hardness (grade) relationship:<br \/>\n<b>Purity Hardness<\/b><br \/>\nType I A, B or C<br \/>\nType II B, C or D<br \/>\nType III A only<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">Class 00 \u2013 0.00002 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 0 \u2013 0.00003 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 1 \u2013 0.00005 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 2 \u2013 0.00010 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 3 \u2013 0.00020 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 4 \u2013 0.00030 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 5 \u2013 0.00050 inch thick, minimum<br \/>\nClass 6 \u2013 0.00150 inch thick, minimum<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\"><b>Underplate Requirements per section 6.3<\/b>: a copper, nickel, or copper plus nickel underplate may be used, depending on the application and the environment. Silver or copper plus silver may not be used unless required by item specification. A soft gold strike from a separate plating tank should follow any other undercoating and precede the final gold coating to improve adhesion and prevent contamination of the main gold plating solution by metallic impurities. 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