Design Course
Sheet Metal
Fabrication Technology in Product Design
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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)