HOME > Products > Decorative, functional, rust-proof, Plating on Plastics > Plating on Plastics：Acid copper plating process that improves the operation performance and saves energy    Back to Products top   Decorative plating   Functional plating   Rust-proof plating   Plating on Plastics The decorative acid copper plating process, CU-BRITE EP-30, provides excellent brightness/leveling from the high current area to the low current area. It also secures the necessary plating thickness in a short period of time because it does not cause burns even with increases of 30% to 50% in the usual current. Because this process can be used at a high bath temperature of approximately 40℃, the burden on the cooling system is reduced and the energy cost is cut significantly. In addition, the problem of increase in the volume of plating solution due to the temperature difference between the plating bath and the open air in summer is reduced. Operating conditions 　Items 　Range, Conditions 　Cathode current density (A/dm2) 　1 - 6 　Anode current density (A/dm2) 　1 - 3 　Bath temperature (℃) 　20 - 40 　Agitation 　Vigorous air agitation 　Filtration 　Continuous filtration without activated carbon 　Anode 　Phosphorized copper anode Physical properties of film (after annealing) Elongation (%) Tensile strength (kg.f/mm2) Hardness (Hv) Room temperature, 2 hrs 150℃, 2 hrs Room temperature, 2 hrs 150℃, 2 hrs Room temperature, 2 hrs 150℃, 2 hrs 7.5 14.4 72.2 35.5 198 120 Plating on Plastics New pre-treatment process for plastics　|　 Acid copper plating process that improves the operation performance and saves energy　| New microporous chrome plating　|　Semi-bright nickel plating for plastics for recycling　| Sn-Ni alloy plating substituting for chrome plating　|