Liquid Development Company, a leading manufacturer portable selective electroplating equipment and solutions introduces the most innovative brush plating development in years. The first viable hard chrome available for brush plating applications, LDC-HTC³ Chrome (Mathe Brush Chrome).

LDC-HTC³ Chrome

LDC-HTC³ Chrome is a first trivalent chrome that produces longer lasting deposits, increased solution life, improves parts wearability and is environmentally friendly. LDC-HTC³  Chrome is the only brush plating solution that can produce a hard chrome deposit thicker than .0005 inches.

LDC-HTC³ Chrome Advantage

LDC-HTC³ Chrome solutions can be used with your existing brush plating power pac tools, can be used to plate on site, and can repair existing plating.

LDC-HTC³ Chrome does not contain or produce hexavalent chrome.   This reduces costs and difficulties associated with the disposal of hexavalent waste.

	Brush Plated LDC-HTC3 CHROME	Tank Palted Hexavalent HARD CHROME	Brush Plated HARD NICKEL
Hardness (HV)	900-1200	900-1200	520-580
Table Wear Index*	0.7	2.0-2.8	10.0
Coefficient of Friction	0.12	0.12	n/a
Effect of Treat Heating	Hardness Increases	Hardness Decreases	No signifiacant change
Speed of Deposit	Average	Very Slow	Very Fast
pH of solution	6.5-7.0	0.-1.5	7.5-8.0

*Table wear index = milligrams (mg) lost during 1000 cycles using a CS-10 wheel with 1000 gram load.

Trivalent Chrome	Hexavalent Chrome
Non-Oxidizing	Oxidizer
Not Toxic**	Toxic**
Not Carcinogenic**	Confirmed Carcinogen**
Not Corrosive (ph -7.0)	Corrosive (ph 0-1.5)

**Merck Index 10th Edition
***ACGIH 1993-1994 Threshold Limit Values

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With the additon of LDC-HTC3 Chrome to Liquid Development Company's complete line of brush plating tools, power packs, and solutions, LDC continues to be the leader in the development of Brush Plating technology.  Its international distrbution network, technical training programs, statte of the art operations manual and in-house engineering combine to provide solutions to your problems.

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Not sure how brush plating can be of assistance in your operation? Give us a call. Our engineers will analyze your problem and work with you to determine your best options. Call 1-800-321-9194.

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