Product/Service

Environmentally-safer Cadmium Plating

Source: IonEdge Corporation
This "Zero-Waste" method for cadmium plating is designed to eliminate solid-waste by recycling metals during plating
IonEdge CorporationWaste" method for cadmium plating is designed to eliminate solid-waste by recycling metals during plating. The manufacturer states that this process is well suited for high-strength steels because it eliminates hydrogen embrittlement.

This company operates a complete cadmium dry plating-line that has all process quality and control documentation and has been certified under military specification MIL-C-8837. The cadmium-plated parts are currently used in various fighter and commercial airplanes, helicopters and missiles. The manufacturer states that the cadmium coatings (Class 2, Type II) have passed over 7,000 hours in salt-fog tests (ASTM-B117) in the Army Research Lab tests at the Rock Island Arsenal.

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