Chrome or Nikasil. How do I tell?

[Ozhoo]

This guy does a good job of explaining it

 

[Marshy]

Nickel is very corrosion resistant. I don't think nickel contains any steel.

Nickel is a chemical element, atomic number 28 on the periodic table and contains no steel. Truth.

 

[Dub11]

This guy does a good job of explaining it

Man I'm a hand full of silica carbide away from doing this at work lol.

 

[Marshy]

It's an alloy, depending on the manufacturer. I was told years ago by a long time bike mechanic that the outer appearance of a chrome cylinder will be lighter than that of a Nikasil cylinder because of the higher temps involved with Nikasil plating, but I don't think that would apply much these days due to the different base alloys that manufacturers are using for cylinders.

The discoloration is actually from an etching process they aluminum receives before plating. It sort of looks like a heat effected zone from welding but it's just the etching.

 

[Marshy]

Man I'm a hand full of silica carbide away from doing this at work lol.

The question is, do you have the diamond tools required to finish the cylinder bore though?

 

[Dub11]

The question is, do you have the diamond tools required to finish the cylinder bore though?

No, but I really think we should lol.

We grow nickel plates for my press here. So If I was to "plate" one the whole thing would be covered lol.

 

[Dub11]

No, but I really think we should lol.

We grow nickel plates for my press here. So If I was to "plate" one the whole thing would be covered lol.

Are plating tanks look similar to the one in this video.

 

[RI Chevy]

Dis is gettin way to teknickle!

 

[Dub11]

Dis is gettin way to teknickle!

I'd really like to see how they do the cylinders. They cause they way we plate at work any exposed metal that has a charge going through it is getting some nickle stuck to it.

 

[Marshy]

I'd really like to see how they do the cylinders. They cause they way we plate at work any exposed metal that has a charge going through it is getting some nickle stuck to it.

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