Corrosion Unit IV
Corrosion Unit IV
Cladding of Duralumin
3. Electroplating –
• Electroplating is the process of coating
metals and protect them from corrosion,
wear and chemical attack. Electroplating is
the method of electro-deposition of metal by
means electrolysis over surface of metals and
alloys. The base metal is first subjected to
acid pickling to remove any scales, oxides etc.
The base metal is made as cathode of the
electrolytic cell and the coating metal is made
as anode. The two electrolytes are dipped in
the electrolyte solution which contains the
metal ions to be deposited on the base metal.
When a direct current is passed from an external
source, the coating metal ions migrate towards
cathode and get deposited over the surface of base
metal in the form of a thin layer. Low temperature,
medium current density, low metal ion concntration
conditions are maintained for better electro-plating.