The Best Connector Plating for Modern Applications
Interconnect components are used and remain vital in maintaining a safe and reliable flow of either signals, data or power across most environments, sectors, and industries. Due to the low cost, unique composition, and process ability; aluminum has the largest market share in the manufacture of metal shell connectors.
In other to achieve mechanical robustness, a standard performance or optimal corrosion resistance in varying applications, protective connectorplating are used. Few of these requirements are dependent on operating environments and one has to carefully identify best plating treatment for modern applications across the wide range of plating materials.
Types of Plating
Examples of plating are cadmium connector plating, zinc connector plating, nickel connector plating and alloy of two or more metals. The most important plating attributes for consideration include the durability (also known as salt spray resistance) which measures how long in hours it can resist continuous salt spraying without reducing in performance; conductivity which measures the extent of flow of electric current; toxicity compliance for environmental safety; shielding performance for protecting the connector from external electromagnetic interference and from emitting radiation; color and finish suited for different cases.
Examples of plating are cadmium connector plating, zinc connector plating, nickel connector plating and alloy of two or more metals. The most important plating attributes for consideration include the durability (also known as salt spray resistance) which measures how long in hours it can resist continuous salt spraying without reducing in performance; conductivity which measures the extent of flow of electric current; toxicity compliance for environmental safety; shielding performance for protecting the connector from external electromagnetic interference and from emitting radiation; color and finish suited for different cases.
Specifications
Most industry requires a different specification for its interconnect applications, and therefore, demand application-specific plating solutions. With some requiring reliability, others opt for a remarkable durability or optimal performance. Most industries like the industrial, defense and transportation; choose based on these select key attributes.
Most industry requires a different specification for its interconnect applications, and therefore, demand application-specific plating solutions. With some requiring reliability, others opt for a remarkable durability or optimal performance. Most industries like the industrial, defense and transportation; choose based on these select key attributes.
Nickel connector plating provides an excellent shielding performance and a shell to shell conductivity of less than or equal to 5mΩ and are therefore the industrial standard for indoor applications. Cadmium connector plating has an excellent electrical performance and offers a shell to shell conductivity of close to 5mΩ and at least a 500-hour salt spray resistance and are hence used for defense in military environments where electrical connections must meet the highest performance criteria and must adhere to stringent region specific standards.
Zinc-nickel based plating offer a salt spray resistance of up to 500 hours, have a high corrosion resistance and possess excellent shielding properties and are used for transportation applications like in rail ways due to its signal integrity and superior durability.
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