Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Electroplating Steel Sword with Aluminum

Sanded Blade with 100 grid sand paper.



















Cleaned Blade with Muriatic Acid.


















Dissolved Aluminum into Muriatic Acid.

















Applied Aluminum/ Muriatic Acid to blade with 5 volts (Steel blade = 0 volts ; Al/ Muriatic Acid = 5 volts)


















Result: Blade partially plated with Aluminum.

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