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  • Power Screws – Plating Considerations for Threads

    Posted March 22, 2019 - Updated Dec 4, 2019

    (Engineering Bulletin #/web963) Special considerations are necessary when using plating processes that add material thickness to Acme screw threads. These processes include electroplating of zinc, chrome and cadmium as well as electroless nickel and many others. Processes such as black oxidizing, which transform the surface but do not add thickness to the surface require no […]