California Fine WirePlating Materials, Specifications, Uses, Industries, Wire TypesCalifornia Fine Wire

PLATING PROCESS

SPECIFICATIONS

GOLD

SILVER

NICKEL

COPPER

TIN

TIN/LEAD

MIL-G-45204

QQ-S-365, ASTM-B-298

QQ-N-290

MIL-C-14550

MIL-T-10727

MIL-P-81728

Or customer’s

TYPICAL MATERIALS

TYPICAL MATERIALS

Aluminum 5056

Aluminum, Copper Clad

Alloy 36 (glass sealing alloy)

Alloy 52 (glass sealing alloy)

Beryllium Copper

Constantan

Copper, CDA 101, OF

Copper Alloys

Dumet® Carpenter Technology

Elgiloy® Elgiloy Inc.

Kovar® Carpenter Technology

Manganin

Monel® Inco Family of Products

Molybdenum

Nickel 200

Nickel 270

Nickel Alloys

Platinum

Silver

Stainless Steel

Stablohm 650 (resistance alloy)

Stablohm 675 (resistance alloy)

Stablohm 800 (resistance alloy)

Titanium

Tungsten

And many more

TYPICAL USES

TYPICAL INDUSTRIES SERVED

Connector pins

Drift chamber/Particle detection wire

Fuse wire

Hearing-aids

Lead wire/ribbons

Microphones

Sensors

Speakers

Springs

Transducers

Aerospace Industry

Automotive Industry

Chemical Industry

Computer Industry

Electronics Industry

Measurement Device Manufactures

Medical Industry

Microwave Industry

Particle Research

Research Laboratories

Spring Manufactures

MANUFACTURING PARAMETERS

DIMENSIONAL

THICKNESS

Round wire: .0008" - (.020mm) minimum

Flat wire: .001" - (.025mm) minimum thickness

Square wire: (.010" × .010") - (.25mm × .25mm).

Other-call with requirements

Flash (under plating): 5-15 micro inches - (.000005"-.000015")

Primary plating: 20 micro inches minimum - (.00002")

Other-call with requirements