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Mil-Spec Metal Finishing has been providing high quality products, including cadmium plating to a variety of industries since 1990. Some of these industries include aerospace, electronics, military, medical, manufacturing, tooling and molds. No matter what specifications you demand, the friendly staff is ready to work to find the perfect solution for your goals.
Imagineering Finishing Technologies Worldwide is devoted to giving each and every customer the best finishing solutions possible. To ensure this they strive to develop a synergistic and symbiotic relationship with each and every one of their customers and employees. When it comes to cadmium plating, they have the materials and expertise to create exactly what you need to your specifications.
Klein Plating Works has been providing customers with solutions to metal finishing since 1915. They are able to process nearly any type of material and can handle a broad range of shapes and sizes. Serving aerospace, electronics, automotive, telecommunications, connector, military, medical, marine and many other industries, they are the perfect choice for your cadmium plating needs.
The Whitman Company is fully aware that in today's competitive world, customers need every element of their product to be as good as it can be. When it comes to the finish of a product, the company not only wants their product to make a good impression, but to ensure repeat sales that come from proven quality and compliance to specifications. For quality cadmium plating, be sure to call today.
Saporito Finishing Company offers invaluable consulting services to better meet the needs of clients. They are equipped for various metal finishing requirements from cadmium plating to other specific types such as NH35 for magnesium, hardcoat anodize and sulfuric anodizing. This environmentally friendly and knowledgeable company is ready to get you exactly what you are looking for.
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Industry Information
Cadmium Plating
A highly malleable and ductile metal, cadmium does, however, have its pitfalls. The main disadvantage of cadmium is its toxicity as well as its carcinogenicity even at very low concentrations. As a result of the potential environmental concerns as well as health concerns for industry workers, cadmium plating has seen a decline in recent years. However, for the applications that cadmium plating is still utilized for, varied industries include: aerospace, for the plating of steel aircraft components due to the high corrosion-resistance of cadmium; industrial manufacturing, to plate low-alloyed steel parts such as steel storage tanks and fasteners; and military, in which cadmium plating is used on a wide range of military parts according to military specifications (MIL-SPEC). Some advantages of cadmium include excellent lubricity, high corrosion-resistance and cathodic protection of steel.
Used to enhance the longevity of the product, the cadmium plating process is very similar to other metal plating processes. Also referred to as cad plating, cadmium can be plated using either an electrolytic plating process or an electroless plating process (although the electroless process is fairly rare). Cadmium is typically accomplished by means of electro-deposition utilizing either cyanide or acid solutions in containers such as barrels or vats. In addition, cadmium can be achieved through mechanical plating, vacuum deposition and metal spraying. However, in terms of commercial applications, only electroplated cadmium is considered to be of any significant importance. Electroless plating is only really used for cadmium when that cadmium that is used in conjunction with nickel, since nickel is an extremely common electroless-plated metal. One type of cadmium-nickel plating is referred to as diffused nickel cadmium plating. In this process, the part is first nickel plated using a chemical bath such as sulfamate (without the use of an electric current). Next, a thin layer of cadmium is deposited over top of the nickel layer. Lastly, the part is placed in an oven so that the cadmium can be properly diffused over the layer of nickel.
