Technology with a Tradition

utmeg Chrome Corporation, a leader in metal finishing since 1944, looks to the future with confidence, based on a record of plating excellence maintained for more than five decades. Our company is dedicated to meeting challenges N with results exceeding the ordinary.

Each and every customer is of prime importance to us. That means it is our intention to give you expert technical consultation, fine plating by skilled craftsmen and on-time delivery. Our guidelines for service are determined by your requirements. Our success at achieving satisfac- tion is demonstrated by an extensive customer base, many of whom are long standing relationships. Located coast to coast, our customers are found, for the most part, in the plastic injection mold industries, supplying the medical, electrical, firearms, housewares, packaging, automotive and sporting equipment fields.

Keeping abreast of new technological or environmental standards, Nutmeg Chrome is prepared to meet diverse and exacting demands. We have developed products beyond our original chrome and nickel finishes: we now offer seven distinct coatings. Additionally, we can polish to an SPI A1 finish.

Be assured, when you contact Nutmeg Chrome, our commitment to you as a customer focuses all of our resources and dedication to quali- ty onto the task of fulfilling your individual plating expectations.

You can contact us by: Phone: 860.953.5411 Fax: 860.953.6502 Email: [email protected]

www.nutmegchrome.com Nutmeg Slik Shot TM Nutmeg Chromium Plus®

Nickel/Teflon® Chrome/Teflon®

Nutmeg Slik ShotTM is an electroless plated coating of a Capitalizing on the proven performance characteris- nickel phosphorus alloy with Teflon® particles evenly dis- tics of hard chromium, Nutmeg has developed a coating persed throughout the coating for optimum performance. that integrates Teflon® throughout the chrome plating With Teflon added as an integral part of the plating deposit, deposit. Teflon particles are evenly distributed throughout corrosion resistance and wearability are greatly enhanced. the coating thereby further increasing its corrosion protec- tion, wear capability and abrasion/erosion protection. In addition, this combination of nickel and Teflon offers an extremely low coefficient of friction which makes it an Due to its increased lubricity, Nutmeg Chromium Plus® is es- attractive choice for applications which require superior pecially well suited for use with molding applications that mold release. This process is especially well suited for use utilize plastics, epoxies, silicones and rubber. with molding applications that utilize plastics, epoxies and Chromium Plus® showed 24% less weight loss on the Taber silicones where it enhances mold release characteristics, Abraser wear test than an equivalent amount of chrome. eliminating the need for mold release sprays. Test conditions: 10,000 cycles under 1000 gram load using CS Accelerated salt water testing at the U.S. Naval Testing La- -17 wheel on test coupons each bearing .0004” of plating. boratories showed no evidence of corrosive effects after the equivalent of 66 weeks immersed in salt water.

Plating Thickness Range .000050 up to .001” Plating Thickness Range .0001 up to .001”

Tolerance ± .000050” Tolerance ± .0001”

Hardness: Hardness 68–70 Rc prior to baking 45–50 Rc Coefficient of friction .10 after baking 60–65 Rc Coefficient of friction .05 Molding temperature up to 600º F Salt spray testing (ASTM) 500+ hrs Molding temperature up to 550º F Polishable to... SPI A2 Salt spray testing 1000 hrs (ASTM) Polishable to... SPI A2

Hard Chromium Electroless Nickel

Since its introduction in 1924, Hard Chromium has been the Nutmeg Electroless Nickel is a unique non-electrolytic pro- benchmark by which all other eletrolytic metal finishes are cess that can provide a bright or semi-bright highly uniform measured. It provides excellent wear properties, corrosion nickel phosphorus alloy coating which exhibits good wear resistance, and a low coefficient of friction. As an added ser- properties and excellent corrosion resistance. Deposit thick- vice Nutmeg can polish chromium to a specular blue-white nesses can be held to within .00005”, even over complex SPI A1. shapes, deep recesses and internal passageways.

The corrosion resistance of hard chromium is affected signifi- The as plated condition of Nutmeg Electroless Nickel is ap- cantly by the condition of the base material. As with nickel proximately 500 VHN100. Applications needing additional coatings, the corrosion resistance of hard chromium is de- hardness can benefit from precipitation hardening, which pendent on the quality of the barrier deposit provided prior allows for hardness to be controlled over a range of 500 to to plating. Macroscopic and microscopic discontinuities must 1000 VHN100. However, hardness and wear resistance are be minimized to provide suitable corrosion resistance. not always synonymous, sometimes a softer coating will provide longer wear. Generally, an invers relationship exists A properly ground or polished tool, plated with .00075” of between the degree of hardness of an electroless nickel hard chromium, that has a smooth homogeneous surface coating and its corrosion resistance — the higher the hard- and is free of defects, will pass a 72-hour standard salt spray ness the less able it is to resist corrosion. Nutmeg offers mid test with ease. - and high-phosporous nickel coatings.

Plating Thickness Range .000050 up to .002” Plating Thickness Range .000050 up to .030” Tolerance ± .00005”

Hardness 68–70 Rc Hardness: prior to bak- 49–56 Rc Coefficient of friction .15 ing 65–68 Rc

Molding temperature up to 800º F Coefficient of friction .21 Salt spray testing (ASTM) 72 hrs Molding temperature up to 700º F Salt spray testing (ASTM) 1000 hrs Polishable to... SPI A1 Polishable to... SPI A1

Nutmeg Nichromold® is a multi-alloy deposit utilizing chro- Nutmeg Nichromold® mium and nickel phosphorus alloys. This uniform highly abrasion resistant finish also offers superior corrosion pro- tection, increasing the life of complex tools and assemblies. Nickel/Chrome The ability of Nutmeg Nichromold® coating to be applied at a thickness of up to .002” (±.00005”) makes it an effective Plating Thickness Range .0001 up to .002” tool for making dimensional changes on plastic molds, or changing the pitch of threaded components.

Tolerance ± .0001” Nutmeg Nichromold® has proven to be a highly abrasion resistant coating that significantly increases part life. Its Hardness 68–70 Rc ability to provide excellent adhesion to a wide range of Coefficient of friction .15 base metals eliminates one of the main causes of poor abrasion resistance. Molding temperature up to 700º F Nutmeg Nichromold® coating offers superior corrosion pro- Salt spray testing (ASTM) 144 hrs tection from materials normally considered to be trouble- some, such as poly vinyl chloride in plastic molding applica- Polishable to... SPI A1 tions.

Nutmeg Chrome Corporation 111 Vanderbilt Avenue West Hartford, CT 06110 p 860.953.5411 f 860.953.6502e [email protected] www.nutmegchrome.com Shipping Address: 680 Oakwood Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110

Nutmeg Nicromold® Plus, Nutmeg Chromium Plus® and Nutmeg Nicromold® are registered trademarks of Nutmeg Chrome Corporation.

Teflon® is a registered trademark of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company. Rev. 02/11