ENBO ™
A HIGH HARDNESS, ELECTROLESS NICKEL - BORON ALLOY PLATING PROCESS
The ENBO™ system is a bright electroless nickel - boron alloy process designed to deposit a uniform, nickel - boron alloy onto a great variety of metals, alloys, and non-conductors.
- The ENBO™ system is available in convenient packaging where ENBO™ A and ENBO™ B are used for bath make-up, and ENBO™ R and ENBO™ Z are used for replenishment.
Some advantages of the ENBO™ system are:
- High as-plated hardness
- Low bath operating temperature
- Low electrical resistivity
The ENBO™ system electroless nickel processes meets or exceeds AMS 2399
Typical Deposit Properties:
| Boron Content | 0.5-1% by wt. |
| Hardness: | |
| o as plated | 700 VHN100 |
| o heat treated @ 400°C for 1 hr. | 1000 VHN100 |
| Salt Spray (ASTM-B-117) | 100 hrs. |
| Stress | slightly tensile |
| Magnetic Properties | magnetic |
| Deposition rate | 0.2 - 0.6 mil per hour |
Preferred Operating Conditions:
| Range | Optimum | |
| Solution Temperature | 65°- 85°C (149°-185°F) | 77°C(171°F) |
| Solution pH | 5.8 - 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Bath Loading | 0.2 - 1.0 ft2/gal | 0.6 ft2/gal |
| Nickel Metal Concentration | 1.2 - 1.8 oz/gal | 1.6 oz/gal |
| H2PO2 Concentration | 0.25 - 0.40 oz/gal | 0.33 oz/gal |
| Agitation | Mechanical |
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