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BLACK ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING : FINE BLACK ®Feb. 2013

2013/02/28

Brother Co.,Ltd. succeeded in development of a black electroless nickel plating process, FINE BLACK ®, which is specially formulated to meet the ELV, WEE, and RoHS directives. This new technology enables uniform plating. and is applicable to complex form articles. FINE BLACK ® has a light reflectance of < 6%, hardness of 400Hv (60HRc) and thermal resistance up to 200 ℃.

Alminum parts : NORMAL
Left : BLASTED
Iron and steel parts
Right : NORMAL
【Characteristics】
Deposit composition Corrosion Resintance
Ni
P
Others
95-96 wt%
3-4 wt%
0.01-1 wt%
 Rating number 10 by salt spray test
(JIS Z2371, ISO9227)
 
Reflectance Hardness
Diffuse reflectance4-6% 400 Hv
(Vickers hardness)
Regular reflectanceless than 0.1%
[Value of the visible light wave length region of 350 to 800nm]
Heat Resistance
No discoloration at 200℃
(test condition : 200℃ 24h)