We all know that today's electroplating technology is very widely used in modern applications. Electroplating can increase hardness, prevent abrasion, improve electrical conductivity, lubricity, heat resistance, and aesthetic appearance. In the apparel accessories industry, many buttons (including metal buttons, plastic buttons, etc.), belt buckles and some accessories, etc. need to be electroplated, and China Button Industry Network Xiaobian here to share with you the knowledge of metal button plating technology.

Electroplating is the process of applying a thin layer of other metal or alloy on the surface of certain metals by electrolysis. It is a process that uses electrolysis to attach a metal film to the surface of metal or other materials. Prevent corrosion, improve wear resistance, conductivity, reflective properties, and enhance aesthetics, such as metal button plating.

Principle of electroplating: In the plating bath containing plating solution, the cleaned and specially pre-treated pieces to be plated are used as cathodes, and the anodes are made of plated metal, and the two poles are respectively connected to the negative and positive electrodes of the DC power source. The plating solution consists of an aqueous solution containing a metal-plating compound, a conductive salt, a buffer, a pH adjuster, and an additive. After the power is applied, the metal ions in the plating solution move to the cathode under the action of a potential difference to form a plating layer. The metal of the anode forms metal ions into the plating solution to maintain the concentration of the metal ions being plated. In some cases, such as chrome plating, insoluble anodes made of lead and lead-antimony alloys are used, which only serve to transmit electrons and conduct current. The chromium ion concentration in the electrolyte needs to be maintained by periodically adding a chromium compound to the bath. When electroplating, the quality of the anode material, the composition of the plating solution, the temperature, the current density, the electrification time, the stirring intensity, the precipitated impurities, the power waveform, etc. all affect the quality of the plating and need to be controlled in a timely manner.

Button electroplating Category: Button electroplating can be divided into rack plating, barrel plating, continuous plating and brush plating and other methods, mainly related to the size of the pieces to be plated, batch size and requirements.

Electroplating power supply experienced four stages of development

(1) The DC generator stage has a large power consumption, low efficiency, and high noise. It has been eliminated.

(2) The silicon rectifier stage is a new generation of DC generators. The technology is very mature, but it is inefficient, bulky, and inconvenient to control. At present, many companies still use this kind of electroplating power supply.

(3) The silicon controlled rectifier stage is currently the mainstream power source that replaces the silicon-rectifier power supply. It has features such as high efficiency, small size, and easy control. With the maturation and development of the core device - thyristor technology, the power supply technology has matured and it has been widely used.

(4) Transistor switching power supply is the pulse power phase pulse electroplating power supply is the most advanced electroplating power supply. Its appearance is a revolution of electroplating power supply. This power source has the characteristics of small size, high efficiency, superior performance, stable ripple coefficient, and is not easily influenced by the output current. Pulsed electroplating power is the direction of development and is now beginning to be used in enterprises.

The process of button plating is basically as follows

1 The plating metal is connected to the anode

2 Connect the plating to the cathode

3 cathode and anode are connected by electrolyte solution composed of positive ions of plated metal

After the direct current is applied to the power source, the anode metal undergoes an oxidation reaction (losing electrons), and the positive ions in the solution are reduced at the cathode (electrons are obtained) into atoms and accumulated on the surface of the negative electrode.

After electroplating, the aesthetic appearance of the electroplated article is related to the size of the current. The smaller the current is, the more beautiful the electroplated article will be. On the contrary, some uneven shapes will appear.




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