Electroless nickel is one of the most significant advancements in the metal finishing industry because of its unique characteristics. This coating covers even the most complex shapes uniformly. Deposits exhibit superior corrosion resistance, and are often used as reduced-cost replacements for stainless steel. Electroless nickel's high lubricity makes it ideal for molding applications. Electroless nickel is an alloy coating available in many different formulations which exhibit a wide range of characteristics, making the choice of suppliers and specifications critical.

From the formulation of the finest plating solutions to in process quality control, it takes the finest technology and resources to maintain consistent quality. Techmetals combines technology and resources to handle challenges and solve problems with an understanding and sensitivity to customers' needs.

	Space shuttle parts are plated with high phosphorous electroless nickel, which increases corrosion resistance and wearability in a critical application.
	High volume plating of precision computer parts to stringent specifications is accomplished by in-process statistical quality control.
	Valves used in heavy corrosion applications for the chemical and oil industries require a uniform coating of high phosphorous electroless nickel to increase the part's life significantly.
	Headlight molds with a 0.0005 deposit of electroless nickel provides superior corrosion resistance, even distribution of plating and excellent release

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Techmetal - 103 A high phosphorous electroless nickel free of heavy metal contaminants. Highly suitable for the food industry as well as expensive tooling requiring the ultimate in corrosion resistance.

Techmetal - 104 This electroless nickel deposit was developed for jobs that must meet standard electroless nickel specifications while maintaining a bright attractive appearance.

Techmetal - 127 The low phosphorous content of this coating brings many unique properties to the end user. An as plated hardness of 60 Rockwell C makes this an ideal coating for aluminum and "even" tempered alloys requiring a hard surface with no heat treatment. This deposit also exhibits a higher thermal resistance than other electroless nickels and is solderable. Applications for the aerospace, defense, foundry, automotive and chemical industries.

Techmetal - 133 A boron electroless nickel with low stress and high hardness used in the electronic industry for its solderability, weldability and high melting point. Applications include lead frames and relay contractors, however, uses are limited due to cost factors.