For many, Christmas is the most-anticipated holiday of the year. It can also be stressful, however, as you attempt to buy the perfect gift for your loved ones. We give gifts to show our love and make others happy, but there is always the worry that the gifts we choose...
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Plastic Electroplating
Electroplating is not limited to metal surfaces. Plastic surfaces can also be covered with a thin layer of gold and other metals. Electroplating generally involves the deposition of metal ions from an electroplating solution onto an electrically charged surface. It requires a conductive substrate. Plastic is not conductive, which means...
Steps for Creating a Gold Plating Emulsion
Gold electroplating is the process of depositing a very thin gold layer onto the surface of another metal. The process has many uses such as in jewelry and the semiconductor industry. Gold plating is important in electronics, as it makes the surface of electronic components corrosion-resistant. (Pixabay / sferrario1968) Gold plating...
The Perks of Gold Plating Electrical Components
Gold is the most common material used in thin plating connection points in electrical circuits. Electrical contacts control the flow of electricity in a circuit. They are often found in circuit breakers, switches and relays. (Pixabay / Lucinda44) In many appliances and electrical devices, the contacts are made of various metals...
Give Gold This Holiday Season
The much-anticipated Thanksgiving Day is celebrated every fourth Thursday in November, marking the start of the official holiday shopping season. The observance is followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday—the two biggest shopping days of the year. People who plan well can completely wrap up their holiday shopping on these...