Electroplating Engineering Handbook [antikvár]

PREFACE The "Electroplating Engineering Handbook," as its name implies, deals with the engineering aspects of electroplating and has been written primarily for the electroplate!' and electroplating engineer. The selection and treatment of the subject matter in this book were specifically designed to make it of value to the designer, manufacturer, supplier, purchaser, and user of electroplating and related equipment. Students and others seeking information on the subject should also find it useful. The glossary appears before Part I; this location was chosen with the idea of offering maximum ser-vice to the reader. In Part I the supporting data necessary for electroplating engineering are presented, although the chapters on cleaning, electropolishing, water, waste, and metal surface treatments contain related engineering data. This Part also includes tables of data and information on design of parts, specifications, processing cycles, typical bath compositions and conditions, methods of analyses, trouble shooting, industrial hygiene and safety, costs, and metallurgy. Part II covers the engineering of plating installations, including floors and foundations; tanks; linings; racks; heating and cooling; anode and cathode rod and bus systems; current sources; periodic reverse plating; exhaust systems; automatic plating machines, including barrels; filtration; rinsing; drying; auxiliaries, and general maintenance. The engineering treatments throughout are presented primarily from a practical point of view and the reader is referred to other sources for more theoretical considerations. A serious attempt has been made to fairly evaluate and compare various types of materials of construction, processes, and equipment with respect to engineering requirements, without specific limitation as to proprietary interests or individual designs. Much of the data presented in this book are new. However, thanks are due to the many cited throughout the book who have granted permission to use information and illustrations which have been published elsewhere and to the many mentioned in individual chapters who have helped in their preparation. The Editor wishes to thank the contributors whose cooperation has made this book possible, and to especially thank the Associate Editors, most of whom served as contributors in addition to rendering valuable assistance in the preparation of the book. A. Kenneth Graham Jenkintown, Pa. December, 1954