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electroplating
/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-plā′tĭng /
- The process of coating the surface of a conducting material with a metal. During the process, the surface to be covered acts as a cathode in an electrolytic cell, and the metal that is to cover it acts as an anode. Electroplating is usually used to cover a less expensive metal with a more expensive metal, or to cover a corrosive metal with a less corrosive or noncorrosive metal.
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How long will it take to deposit 20 g. of silver in an electroplating bath if a current of 20 amperes is used?
This process of depositing metals upon the surface of solids by an electric current is called electroplating.
It is a comfort to be able to solder aluminium after working for so many years by way of electroplating, or filing under solder.
An alternative method of soldering aluminium will be described when the electroplating of aluminium is discussed, § 138.
The problem of electroplating aluminium which I have indicated as awaiting a solution has at last found one.
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