Electroless silvering
Electroless silvering (= chemical silvering) is a special technology that was developed for precipitation of conductive layer on the nonconductive substrate. In most cases that substrate is made of glass, ABS plastics, PU foams etc. After the silvering those objects are enabled to be plated with a wide range of common galvanic (electrochemical) processes. Electroless silver layer can be also useful as a basic layer for the following technical usage e.g. PU foams activation for the taking the precious metals from chemical bathes and economical rinses up. For other group of application e.g. glass and optical prisms plating can be that silver coating used as a final top coat for reflective surface creation. Electroless silver coating asserts itself by the decorative and bijou plating as a bounding layer for the following precious coating e.g. gold plating.
Layer properties
- Basic conductive deposition for the following application
- Good adhesion for the final layers acceptation.
- High optical reflectance, brightness - final decorative layer on the glass and functional coating for optical components.
Deposition - dimension
- 0,5 - 3 μm
Way of processing
- Rack plating (only laboratory amount)
Basic material - substrate:
- Glass
- ABS plastics
- PU foams
Application field:
- Decorative objects - bounding layer on the nonconductive substrate for the following galvanic treatment
- Mirror and optical hranoly production - final top coat with the high reflectance
- Electronics - basic layer for formation of electric conductive connections on the nonconductive substrate.