The electroplating process is an integral and important part of every metal button product. (Note: While pursuing fashion and lightness, some unsaturated resin buttons and ABS plastic buttons also use electroplating process.)
ONE.
From the type of electroplating, it can be divided into: barrel plating and hanging plating.
1. Barrel plating is used for products that do not have high requirements on the appearance of metal buttons. Barrel-plated metal products will not be very shiny, and the surface of the button will even be scratched during the polishing process, but it will not be very clear. Although there are also bright barrel plating, the overall effect is not as good as hanging plating. Of course, the cost of barrel plating is relatively low. Products with low surface requirements or small areas are suitable for barrel plating, such as small air holes, five-claw buttons with ring surface, three-piece snap buttons, etc., which are generally used for barrel plating.4 Holes Buttons
2. Hanging plating is used for products with high requirements on the appearance of metal buckles, such as alloy four-way buckle surface, alloy three-speed buckle, belt buckle, hardware chain, etc. The advantage of hanging plating is that the surface is not only smooth, but also as bright as a mirror. But some duotone colors can't handle it.4 Holes Buttons
TWO.
From the perspective of environmental protection, it can be divided into nickel plating and nickel-free plating. Electroplating is the process of turning color into a thin film through chemical treatment and adheres to the surface of the product. If the "nickel" component is infiltrated during the electroplating process, the product will not meet the national environmental protection standards (especially European and American countries have higher requirements for non-nickel). This is nickel plating; if the "nickel" component is not penetrated during the plating process it is nickel-free plating. Of course, nickel-free plating also has requirements for raw materials. If the raw material itself contains "nickel", then nickel-free plating cannot be done. (Example: The raw material is iron, because it contains too much "nickel" component, so the product using iron material cannot be nickel-free plating.)4 Holes Buttons
THREE.
Commonly used electroplating colors are: black bronze, green bronze, red bronze, gun color, two-color gun black, bright silver, sub-silver, imitation gold, rose gold, etc.
Post time: Jun-08-2023