I. The difference between hardware and plastic plating materials
The base material of metal plating is metal, such as iron, zinc alloy, copper alloy, etc. The base material for plastic plating is plastic. As the base material is different, the process of pre-treatment is completely different, but the subsequent plating is basically the same. This is the difference found between the two materials.
II. the difference in price between hardware and plastic plating
For example, if you want to plate a small surface area of plastic parts with chrome, it is cheaper, if you want to plate a large hardware part with gold, it is more expensive, and the thickness of the plating directly affects the price. Therefore, it is important to analyze the problem according to the actual situation, there is no comparison between the two.
However, if it is the same plating, plastic plating is more expensive, because the plastic plating process is a few steps more, and it is not easy to plate, more difficult, and the cost is naturally higher.
III.The difference between hardware and plastic plating processes
The process of plastic plating and plastic plating is: oil removal – hydrophilic – roughening – neutralization – prepreg – activation – ungluing – chemical nickel – burnt copper – acid copper – nickel – chromium
The process of hardware plating is: cleaning – plating copper – plating semi-bright nickel – plating full bright nickel – electroplating gold – drying
IV, hardware and plastic plating and the difference between the two characteristics
The characteristic of plastic plating is that it is not conductive, so it needs to be treated with conductivity first, i.e. activation and chemical plating, so that the surface is firmly attached to a metal film. There is no difference between hardware and plastic plating.
V. The difference between hardware and plastic plating product design
Hardware plating products can be electrified because of the hardware itself, so it is generally only necessary to consider the product itself. However, for plastic plating, you need to consider not only the structure of the product itself but also the layout of the product and the design of the water outlet. Plastic plating without a suitable plating water outlet will result in plating distortion or inability to carry out water plating.