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Nickel plating VS Silver plating

As we know the electroplating is one of the most important steps in the process of custom enamel pins, and there are several plating method in the process of electroplating, include gold, silver, nickel, copper plated and so on. Among those plated method the two most similar plating effects are silver plating and nickel plating, both bright silver. But most customers don’t know the difference between them, so today we are going to introduce the Silver plating and Nickel plating’s difference for you. How to make enamel pins as a professional manufacturer at custom enamel pins San Francisco. We can provide so many different kinds of high quality custom enamel pins San Francisco and unique design enamel pins for sale .

Nickel plating is a common plating method in lapel pins making. Bright nickel is obtained from plating solution with brightener, while dark nickel is obtained from electrolyte without brightener. The effect of silver plating is similar to nickel plating, mainly used in various ornaments, tableware and electronic products. However, due to these two characteristics, nickel plating on lapel pins is more extensive used than silver plating.

1, Nickel plating has higher hardness than silver plating, it has strong abrasion resistance and is more durable in appearance.

2, Nickel plating has high stability in the air. Silver plating is easy to be oxidized and blackened, which affects the appearance of articles.

3, Nickel plating has a strong polishing property, which can make the surface of the products have a mirror luster, and it can stay for a long time.

4, Nickel plating is more extensive used than silver plating, which can be used as decorative coatings to protect articles from corrosion and play a bright decorative role.

There are many lapel pins can be made of nickel-plated materials, such as copper, zinc alloys, iron, etc. can be plated with nickel to produce a variety of surface effects of metal badges. Therefore, we usually recommend that customers choose nickel instead of silver in the electroplating.

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