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Electroplating of Plastics in Theory and Practice
Author(s) -
Heymann Kurt,
Riedel Wolfgang,
Woldt Günter
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197004251
Subject(s) - electroplating , materials science , adhesion , composite material , metal , metallurgy , layer (electronics)
Electroplated plastics combine many advantages of plastics and of metals; they have the low weight and ease of shaping of plastics, together with the luster, hardness, and electrical conductivity of metals. An important part of any process for the electroplating of plastics is a pretreatment to ensure good adhesion of the metal film. Etch activation in the straight‐through method requires only six steps for pretreatment.