Industrial components are plated by being submerged in baths containing chromium 6 though decorative and functional plating deploy different processes. “But the problem is what they’re doing there: They’re boiling vats of toxic metal-water solution.” “They can be tiny, they can be small, or they can be nestled inside larger industrial facilities, and so it’s not something that strikes you, like a generator or a refinery,” said Williams. The air board said 113 chrome plating facilities operate with hexavalent chromium in California, and over 70% of them are in overburdened and disadvantaged communities, many near homes and schools, though industry representatives said in public comments that the board’s numbers were inaccurate. Jane Williams, executive director of California Communities Against Toxics, said the ruling is significant because Los Angeles County has a large concentration of chrome platers. The ban comes after years of activists’ efforts to limit use of the chemical, which the state identified as a toxic air pollutant in 1986. Larger chrome plating plants, which use the toxin for industrial durability purposes, will have until 2039. Decorative plating businesses will have until 2027 to discontinue their use. The new rule will make California the first state to ban the substance more commonly known as chromium 6. “So there is precedent for taking a leap like that-for the health and safety of the public.” “There is no mass produced leaded gasoline, not just in California, in the United States, so that changed as a result of an action that was taken here,” De La Torre said. “The problem is what they’re doing there: They’re boiling vats of toxic metal-water solution.” Jane Williams, executive director of California Communities Against ToxicsĪir board member Hector De La Torre compared the ban to a 1976 rule phasing out lead in gasoline. Board members, while signaling their empathy for the potentially impacted vintage car platers, said public health was paramount. I have heard that nickel plating was cheaper than chrome plating and that it was easier on the metal of the frames than chrome (in that regard, I've heard the term "hydrogen embrittlement").The ban came after more than two hours of debate and public comment. I race dirt-track motorcycles and in the 70s and 80s, a popular means of protecting new bare steel custom racing frames was to nickel plate them. My question relates to nickel versus chrome plating. The cost will depend on the design so don't be too adventurous.Ĭost and durability of nickel plating versus chrome plating December 25, 2011 Sketch a part that you would like to plate, Look in Yellow Pages for a chrome plater and ask for a price. There are many local companies doing this type of work. Your home town is in the centre of the UK plating industry. But price a chrome plated plastic grill or chrome plated steel bumper at an automobile parts store and figure half of the cost is plating and you'll have a defensible estimate.Ī. Further, such costs are very highly dependent on production volume because of the labor savings of automation. I don't really know what you mean by an area of 510 cm cubed, and whether you mean factory cost or final selling price, and whether the cost is supposed to include the mechanical preparation. Student Year 13 - Solihull, West Midlands, United KingdomĪ. I would be grateful for any information that you would be able to give me. Hi I am studying design and technology and I need to know a general cost to decoratively chrome plate an area of about 510cm cubed of metal or plastic? Multiple threads were merged: please forgive repetition, chronology errors, or disrespect towards other postings :-) With deep regret we sadly advise that Asif passed away on Jan 24, 2016 Ni + Cr over mild steel is cost effective because the cost is effectively lower than SS.
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