Manufacturing Technology 2016, 16(6):1230-1234 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/x.2016/a/1213-2489/MT/16/6/1230

The Study of Defects on Galvanically Plated Polymeric Parts

Zuzana Andrsova1, Petr Podzimek2, Pavel Kejzlar1
1 Institute for nanomaterials, advanced technologies and innovations, Technical university of Liberec, Studentska 1402/2, Liberec 1, 461 17
2 Funchem, Snehurcina 712/77, Liberec 15, 460 15

Galvanic plating of polymeric structural parts is widely used in many industrial branches, e.g. in automotive. Minor errors in their manufacturing process are responsible for presence of surface defects. These defects, especially in the case of visual and decorative parts, are unacceptable. This paper demonstrates the usage of optical and electron microscopy to reveal and solve common problems in industrial production. Different types of galvanic plating defects on injection molded parts made of ABS, PC/ABS and PA manifest themselves by different ways.

Keywords: Microscopy, Coating, Analysis, Defect, Polymer

Published: December 1, 2016  Show citation

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Andrsova Z, Podzimek P, Kejzlar P. The Study of Defects on Galvanically Plated Polymeric Parts. Manufacturing Technology. 2016;16(6):1230-1234. doi: 10.21062/ujep/x.2016/a/1213-2489/MT/16/6/1230.
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