uDiamond^® Plating Additive for Electroless Nickel

Monodispersed highly zeta positive NanoDiamond plating additive for Electroless Nickel

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Increases the abrasion resistance of plated layers up to 200% by co-depostion of nanodiamond particles, without compromise to other coating parameters.  A new patented material and application.

Carbodeon uDiamond^® Plating Additive specific characteristics of the solid material in dispersion:

• Nanodiamond crystal size 4-6 nm
• Nanodiamond content ≥ 97 wt.%
• Oxidisable carbon content ≤ 2.5 wt.%
• Metallic incombustible impurity content ≤ 1.2 wt.%

Carbodeon uDiamond^® Plating Additive specific characteristics in the dispersion

• Media:  aqueous
• pH of dispersion 6-8
• Concentration of nanodiamonds in dispersion 2.0 wt. %
• Zeta potential: highly positive

Main application areas include

• Food & pharmaceutical processing (reduced abrasion reduces material migration by 2/3).
• Machine & Industrial parts
• Electronics, micro-electronics
• Automotive, aerospace

 Applicable Plating Systems

• Low phosphorous electroless nickel plating
• Medium phosphorous electroless nickel plating
• High phosphorous electroless nickel plating

• Increase in wear resistance: 200% (as measured by Taber Wear Index, in mid phosphorous electroless nickel).
• Improvement in tribological properties (oleophilic diamond surface).

FAQ

• Is this a hard chrome replacement? uDiamond® Plating Additive For Electroless Nickel brings a substantial improvement to the performance of nickel plating and in certain applications has been used to enable hard chrome plating to be substituted with a nickel based alternative, however it is not designed to be a universal replacement for hard chrome.
• Can I use this in Cr3 plating? Carbodeon is currently developing a new nanodiamond product optimised for use in Cr3 plating systems, please contact us.
• Can I use this in any other plating systems? Carbodeon is constantly extending its application coverage, please contact us with your inquiry.