Brass Plating

E-Brite B-150 — is a Conventional Cyanide Plating Process.

E-Brite B-150 is the ultimate cyanide brass plating process. It plates twice as fast as any other cyanide brass process. It is a single additive process with excellent throwing power that produces a lustrous, highly desirable yellow-green, 70/30 brass color. Flashing over nickel plating produces a super bright brass finish.

It is a low temperature process operating at 105° F and can be used in both rack and barrel operations.

The copper and zinc plate together in a uniform alloy composition over a wider current density and temperature range, thereby helping to reduce rejects due to poor color, non-uniformity and poorly oxidized finishes.

The E-Brite B-150 utilizes Electrosolv as an anode corroder which retards the growth of carbonates, plus in barrel brass lines utilizing Electrosolv will eliminate the need for addition of copper and zinc cyanide when using 70/30 brass anodes.

E-Brite BPA (Brass Passivating Agent) – an alkaline, chromate-based passivating solution for brass, bronze, copper and silver. It is used cathodically after plating to prevent spotting and bleed-out and preserves the original color of plated surfaces. It provides excellent short term protection for parts in processing with resistance to 100 hour salt spray and 500 hours of 100% humidity without a lacquer topcoat.

It is the preferred agent for increased corrosion resistance for plated objects top-coated with a clear acrylic or epoxy lacquer and also for clear powder coatings. The use of BPA will double and even quadruple the life of a clear top-coat. It also works equally as well on solid wrought brass alloys and copper.

For more information on Metal Plating, check out the following articles:

• Plating Silver Without Cyanide
• Plating on Aluminum Without Cyanide or Nickel