Name: – Tin Anode
Molecular Weight: – 118.69
Melting Point: – 232 °C
Density: – 7.265-7.31 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Detail: – Machinery used in manufacturing applications can consist of a range of metals and alloys that provide strength, electrical and
thermal conductivity, durability, workability and other characteristics. However, the metal part itself could be detrimentally impacted by the environment and the working application itself. In other instances, the metal part could create problems if it comes in contact with other metals or products, such as toxic metals that can create hazards during food processing.
To avoid these circumstances, the metal will be coated with a tin anode during an electroplating process. As a ductile metal, tin offers corrosion resistance and is considered non-toxic, as it can be plated to other nonferrous metals such as copper or nickel. Electroplating with tin anodes consists of submerging the tin anodes and the metal part that will undergo the coating process into an electrolyte solution. Then an electrical current is introduced into the liquid. The tin will be connected to the positively charged anode electrode while the metal part is attached to the negatively charged cathode electrode.
The DC current along the anode dissolves the tin into the electrolyte solution as it is attracted to the cathode. The melted tin is reduced and deposited onto the metal part. There are several different electroplating processes that can be used with tin anodes. For delicate parts, vibratory plating is an expensive way to coat the metal parts as they are placed into a basket with metal buttons
containing the electrolyte solution as the basket vibrates. Barrel plating is used for smaller parts as the barrel containing the electrolyte solution rotates. This is the most cost effective procedure for electroplating.
Rack plating is used for larger metal parts as the metal is hung on a rack as the rack is lowered into the electrolyte solution. This process is costlier than barrel plating yet cheaper than vibratory plating.
Molecular Weight: – 118.69
Melting Point: – 232 °C
Density: – 7.265-7.31 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Detail: – Machinery used in manufacturing applications can consist of a range of metals and alloys that provide strength, electrical and
thermal conductivity, durability, workability and other characteristics. However, the metal part itself could be detrimentally impacted by the environment and the working application itself. In other instances, the metal part could create problems if it comes in contact with other metals or products, such as toxic metals that can create hazards during food processing.
To avoid these circumstances, the metal will be coated with a tin anode during an electroplating process. As a ductile metal, tin offers corrosion resistance and is considered non-toxic, as it can be plated to other nonferrous metals such as copper or nickel. Electroplating with tin anodes consists of submerging the tin anodes and the metal part that will undergo the coating process into an electrolyte solution. Then an electrical current is introduced into the liquid. The tin will be connected to the positively charged anode electrode while the metal part is attached to the negatively charged cathode electrode.
The DC current along the anode dissolves the tin into the electrolyte solution as it is attracted to the cathode. The melted tin is reduced and deposited onto the metal part. There are several different electroplating processes that can be used with tin anodes. For delicate parts, vibratory plating is an expensive way to coat the metal parts as they are placed into a basket with metal buttons
containing the electrolyte solution as the basket vibrates. Barrel plating is used for smaller parts as the barrel containing the electrolyte solution rotates. This is the most cost effective procedure for electroplating.
Rack plating is used for larger metal parts as the metal is hung on a rack as the rack is lowered into the electrolyte solution. This process is costlier than barrel plating yet cheaper than vibratory plating.