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Re: Key Plating

Author: Bassie
Date: 2008-01-22 22:41

Almost anything's possible in principle - practicality is more interesting. The range of metals you can plate depends on the base metal - some platings require a series of layers to get the final effect required (just think of EPNS 'silver' tableware - you can't plate the silver direct on the steel.) But that will still leave you with metallic keys. Colouring the metal requires some sort of chemical treatment - to deposit a stable coloured compound, or in the case of anodized aluminium to absorb a dye into a layer of oxide. Anodized titanium naturally shows iridescent rainbow colours. One of the more interesting things I've seen recently is the effect of laser marking, where the same sort of iridescence can be patterned directly onto the base material. Very dark shades can also be achieved by this technique.

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