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PLATED METAL [1 record]

Record 1 2021-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plating of Metals
  • Electrometallurgy
  • Industries - General
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A metal that is covered, either by [an] electrolytic process (electroplating) or [by a] chemical process, with a thin layer of another type of metal ...

CONT

Electroplating is a process in which a metal is deposited onto a metallic substrate. The plated metal is normally of a thickness less than 0.002 in. and in most applications approximately 0.0001-0.0003 in.

OBS

Common combinations of plated metals are: copper and silver; copper and gold; copper and nickel; copper and tin; and tin iron and zinc ...; iron and chromium ...; iron and nickel ...; cupronickel and silver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Placage des métaux
  • Électrométallurgie
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Métal revêtu d'une fine couche d'un autre métal [...] déposée par [un procédé] électrolytique (électrodéposition) ou chimique.

OBS

[Les] combinaisons les plus fréquentes de métaux que l'on trouve dans les objets plaqués [sont] le cuivre et l'argent; le cuivre et l'or; le cuivre et le nickel; le cuivre et l'étain; le fer et l'étain [...]; le fer et le zinc [...]; le fer et le chrome [...]; le fer et le nickel [...]; le cupro-nickel et l'argent.

Spanish

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