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Low Contact Resistance Platings

Low contact resistance plating is applied to areas where metals need to be joined together. The presence of oxidation or sulfuration on metal surfaces can increase contact resistance, necessitating the use of highly corrosion-resistant plating to prevent such issues. Additionally, continuous micro sliding, often caused by external vibrations, can lead to abrasion and oxidation on the contact surface over time, resulting in increased contact resistance—a phenomenon known as fretting corrosion. Therefore, low contact resistance plating must exhibit corrosion resistance, abrasion and wear resistance, as well as good insertion and extraction performance.

Bright gold plating (with cobalt content) is a popular choice due to its low contact resistance and hardness. However, apart from gold plating, we also offer rhodium plating, bright silver plating, hard silver plating, and hard gold plating as effective low contact resistance plating options. These alternatives provide similar benefits, ensuring optimal performance and longevity in applications requiring low contact resistance properties.

Available platings

Bright Gold Plating (metallization) (containing Cobalt)
Bright Silver Plating (metallization)
Direct Gold Plating on SUS Without Nickel Underplating
Direct Silver Plating on SUS Without Nickel Underplating
Direct Tin Plating on SUS Without Nickel under plating
Discoloration Resistant Silver Plating (MC-11NT-A, B, C)
Electro Nickel-Phosphorus plating
Electroless Gold Plating (Immersion Type for Thin Deposit)
Electroless Gold Plating (Reduction Type for Thick Deposit)
Electroless Nickel Plating (containing Phosphorus)
Electroless Silver Plating
Gold Iron Alloy Plating (Cobalt and Nickel-free)
Gold Plating on the Inner Side of a Fine Pipe
Gold-Tin Alloy Plating
Hard Gold Plating
Hard Silver Plating
High Reflective Gold Plating
High-technology Three Partial Plating
Low Phosphorus Electroless Nickel Plating
Matte Gold Plating
Matte Silver Plating
Porous Nickel Plating
Pure Gold Plating
Reel-to-Reel Gold and Tin Plating
Reel-to-Reel Gold and Tin-Copper Alloy Plating
Reel-to-Reel Gold Plating
Reel-to-Reel Silver Plating
Rhodium Plating
Silver-Tin Alloy Plating
Super Soldering Gold Plating
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