What is the difference between vacuum plating and water plating?

When we make hardware signs, the more commonly used production method is electroplating. Electroplating can generally be divided into vacuum electroplating and water electroplating. What is the difference between these two electroplating methods? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

1. The cost of vacuum electroplating is higher than that of water electroplating, because if the vacuum electroplating is not UV oil, its adhesion is very poor, and it cannot pass the hundred test, and the water electroplating is obviously better than vacuum electroplating. Therefore, in order to ensure the adhesion of vacuum electroplating, special spraying treatment is required afterwards, and the cost is of course higher.

2. The color of water electroplating is relatively monotonous. Generally, there are only sub-silver, gray silver, gun color, gold, black chrome, semi-gloss chrome and other seven colors. And vacuum plating can solve the seven-color problem.

3. The general coating material of water electroplating is "hexavalent chromium", which is a non-environmentally friendly material. For "hexavalent chromium", there are the following requirements: EU: 76/769/EEC: prohibited use; 94/62/EC: <100ppm; ROHS: <1000ppm such strict requirements, some domestic manufacturers have begun to try to use "trivalent chromium" "Chromium" replaces "hexavalent chromium"; and the coating materials used in vacuum electroplating are extensive and easy to meet environmental protection requirements.

4. Vacuum electroplating signs have high wear resistance. The signs made by vacuum electroplating have strong metallic feeling, high brightness, and can pass the friction test. Water-plated signs are worse in terms of wear resistance.

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