Development of electroplating process for plating polyamides

Authors

  • MV Kulkarni Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur-515002, Andhra Pradesh
  • K Elangovan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore-560036, Karnataka
  • KH Reddy Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur-515002, Andhra Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17333

Keywords:

Electroplating, Conductive paints, Nickel coating, Nylon6, ABS, PA6

Abstract

We report a method of converting non-conductive plastic surfaces into conductive by coating with copper based conductive paints onto polyamide6 (Nylon6) plastics to create a conducting surface for a subsequent copper deposition and thus for electroplating them. Nylon6 are basically hygroscopic materials and difficult to plate and hence conductive painting procedure has been adopted for electroplating them. The electroless plating procedure that is normally followed in plating of plastics has been avoided and thus a new method of plating on plastics has been presented in this research paper.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17333

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48(3), 205-212, 2013

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Published

2013-12-15

How to Cite

Kulkarni, M., Elangovan, K., & Reddy, K. (2013). Development of electroplating process for plating polyamides. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 48(3), 205–212. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i3.17333

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Short Communications

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