Chrome plating is a standard option for a bright and shiny look, usually applied to products that require certain hardness, anti-corrosion, and anti-wear properties. Apart from chrome plating, satin chrome plating serves as another fantastic option for a modern look, featuring a dull, matte surface appearance.
What is Satin Chrome Plating?
Satin chrome plating is widely used for furniture parts to create a contemporary metal finish, such as door handles, light fittings, switches. This kind of electroplating technique is processed by depositing a thin layer of chrome onto an electroplated satin nickel coating layer. In the past we usually used sandblasting for the surface, but modern satin nickel chemistries are now preferred because they are fast and reliable plating processes.
The photo below shows satin chrome plating (left) compared to shiny chrome plating (right):
Is my CNC part good for Satin Chrome Plating?
Satin chrome plating not only provides benefits such as corrosion resistance and increased hardness, but also offers an improved final appearance of your CNC parts without pre-sandblasting. It is an effective choice to save production cost without compromising on the surface quality for your precision parts. For brass parts and carbon steel parts surface treatment, satin chrome plating serves as an even better option.
Apart from satin chrome plating, you can also choose black chrome plating as an optimized appearance option. The photo below shows otoscope cone funnel with black chrome plating and shiny chrome plating.
