Commonly Used Basic Materials and Plating Metals

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Fabrication Technology in Product Design

Commonly Used Basic Materials and Plating Metals

Basis Material
Plare Coating	Carbon Steel	Zine	Stainless Steel	Aluminum	Copper	Brass	Nylon	Polyphenylene Oxide	Polyphenylene	Bronze	Alloy Steels
Cadmium	1,2										1,2
Zine	1,2										1,2
Brass	2	2			2						2
Nickel	1,2		2		1,2	1,2				2	1,2

Copper	6										6
Tin	1,2,5,6				6	6					1,2,5,6
Chromium	4	4									4
Silver					2	2				2

Gold					2	2				2
Bronze	1,2	2			1,2						1,2
Copper-nickel	1,2	1,2					2	2	2
Copper-nickel-chromium	1,2,3	1,2,3	2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	2,3,4	2,3	2,3,4	2,3	1,2,3

*1 = corrosion protection; 2 = apperance; 3 = Iarnish resistance; 4 = physical properties; 5 = in-process protection; 6 = simplication of subsequent processing.

(Reproduced from Design for assembly, James Bralla)

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