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RHODEX® Bright Rhodium

RHODEX BRIGHT RHODIUM plating process produces a brilliant white deposit that combines extreme hardness, high reflectivity and excellent tarnish resistance. The process yields a durable white color that is 99.99% pure with excellent wear characteristics. RHODEX BRIGHT RHODIUM is capable of thicknesses in excess of 2 microns.

RHODEX Bright Rhodium
Type Rhodium
Purity % 99.9
Color Flash White
Hardness mHV 20 950
Plating Time*
(2.5µ=100µin.)
7.0 min @ 20 A/ft2 for 0.25µ
Deposit Density (g/cc) 12
pH <0.8
Precious Metal Content 2 g/l
Deposit Weight
for .25µ (10 microinches)
0.3 mg/sq dm (2.0 mg/ sq in)
Current Density (A/dm2) 1.0 - 1.5
Plating Rate
(mg/amp-min)
2
Time to Plate 1 Micron 30 minutes
Bath Type Acid Phosphate
Temperature °F 104 - 120°F (40 - 50°C)

*2.5µ=100µin., 0.25µ=10µin., 0.125µ=5µin, (µ=micron; µin=microinches)

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