Articles 

Zinc and Zinc Alloy Electroplating Meet Corrosion Resistance Demand of the

2011-02-23

Electroplating technology has been widely applied in the automotive industry as it can provide corrosion resistant coating for steel fasteners and stamping parts. Electroplating technology is equipped with economical and multi-function benefits. Zinc plating is still used by industry. However automotive engineers have already indicated that corrosion resistant specifications in 1970s and 1980s cannot satisfy the fierce market competition on corrosion resistant demand for automotive industry after 1990s. Automotive makers are forced to emphasize the quality and extend the guarantee duration to 70,000 miles in seven years. In such case, auto makers have to re-evaluate the protective coating demand and study the feasibility of alternative coatings.