Platinized Titanium & Niobium Anode Dimensionally Stable Anode

Tiaano Established in 1992 at Chennai in Tamil Nadu, is leading Exporter, Manufacturer, and Supplier of Titanium Anodes. Tiaano has made a reputed name for themselves in the market with high quality Titanium Anodes, Electrodes, Fasteners, Vessel and Equipments with Platinum Plating and MMO Coating.

Platinum Plated Titanium fasteners are used in applications where high strength to weight ratio, excellent resistance to stress corrosion cracking, high corrosion resistance, and good fatigue strength are desired. These application include:

Military and commercial maritime applications

Submarine masts and exteriors

Landing gear and engine components

NASA launch vehicles and spacecraft

Commercial and military satellites

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No matter what you are trying to do we have the materials you need. Whether it’s titanium fasteners, various castings, or even forgings we have what you need. How are we so good at getting you what you need? Well, we have been doing this for 30 years. Plus, we have an ISO 9001 certification, which allows us to provide a full range of value-added services to our customers.

When it comes to fasteners, titanium has a higher tensile strength and resistant to high temperatures, seawater, and galvanic corrosion. While titanium might not be ideal for every application due to its moderate ductility and low work hardening rate, it is ideal in many aeronautical and naval applications.

Tiaano Platinum Plated Titanium Anodes / Platinum Plated Niobium Anode are used for Electro Plating and Hard Chrome Plating Applications. Our Seamless Tube and Extruded Rod Anodes are heavily utilized in OEM Automotive Wheel, Engine valves and Bumper decorative chrome plating.

Platinized titanium anode is used in electrolytes having no fluoride. Platinized niobium anodes are used in electrolytes having fluoride, where we need better conduction (its conductivity is three times of titanium). It is suitable for Sulphuric acid chromium plating bath operated at current density greater than 75A / dm². 

Advantages of Platinized Titanium Anode:-

Platinum is one of the precious metals. Platinized titanium anodes are extensively used in Electro Plating, metal finishing, metal recovery processes. They have successfully replaced lead anodes in electroplating applications. Due to their excellent electrochemical characteristics, lower consumption, dimensional accuracy, and ability to form precise deposit thicknesses on desired geometric shapes. These anodes can be designed and formed with various geometries based upon the parts to be electroplated.

Advantages of Platinised Niobium Anode:-

Platinized Niobium has a much higher over potential than platinized titanium. It is the key contributor to its superior performance compared with titanium substrate anodes. This property allows the anode to operate at higher voltages and higher current densities and not be affected by the more basic plating baths. The niobium substrate is decidedly more tolerant of free fluorides formed at the anode. Plating baths utilize an ammonium fluoride as an additive. This source of free fluorides attacks titanium substrate anodes rapidly. The effective life of a platinum niobium anode is always much longer and more predictable than that of titanium substrate anodes.

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Ø  Main quality indicators: Platinum Purity, mechanical property, tolerance.

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Ø  Titanium material in accordance with the International standard (ASTM).

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Tiaano Platinised Titanium Anodes are most suitable for electro plating (Metal Finishing). The behaviour of platinized titanium ‘slave’ or ‘auxiliary’ anodes in electroplating is described, with particular reference to use in the plating of gold, rhodium, nickel, copper, tin and chromium. Preceding this survey some characteristics of commercially available platinized titanium are considered, including method of preparation, overvoltage, composition and platinum thickness. The results of accelerated laboratory tests to define limiting conditions of use are given, and durability is contrasted with that of alternative experimental noble-metal-coated refractory metals. Degradation of anode surfaces encountered in some practical applications is attributed to platinum dissolution resulting from reaction with particular organic additives, but in some circumstances an undermining of the coating as a result of superficial dissolution of the titanium may occur.

Platinised titanium anodes were the first coated electrodes to be marketed, and in many applications they have been displaced by dimensionally stable oxide coatings that have been highly optimised for the particular electrolyte. However, there remains a market for anodes which can be used in relatively small scale processes and this could be met by high performance, platinised titanium anodes. Indeed, the number of such applications in electrosynthesis and environmental processing is expanding. It may be timely, therefore, to re-examine the manufacture and performance of platinised titanium anodes and to consider using platinum alloys for nonspecific applications; for example, platinum/iridium coatings on titanium are known to have superior properties in some applications.

Advantages of platinized Titanium Anode:-

Long service time even at high current density

Maintenance-free.

Economical due to low platinum requirements.

High dimensional stability and load resistance.

Good current distribution.

High corrosion resistance.

Light weight

Corrosion resistance ensures durability with easy maintainability

Replating Possible

Platinum Plating Titanium Anodes using high-temperature electrolysis offers two additional ecological benefits: Considerably longer life span based on better durability. Sparing use of platinum (which is made resistant to corrosion through high-temperature electrolysis). Re-platinization of the base substrate means that any existing platinum can be refurbished and reused, saving costs.

Gravure printing is widely used for printing magazines, catalogues, stamps, packaging, wallpapers or decorative papers for the furniture industry as well as elaborate artistic publications. The gravure cylinder used for this method consists of a steel core which is coated with copper. To increase the wear resistance, a chrome layer is subsequently applied. For both electroplating processes, given tolerances must be controlled to ensure print quality meets quality standards.

As an engraving material, copper is comparatively “soft”. To increase the hardness, additives are added to the electroplating bath. By nature, chromium is a hard metal with a fine grain structure. This makes it ideal for protecting the engraved copper deposits applied to gravure cylinders. During press runs of any length hard chromium protects the cylinder from wear caused by paper and grit abrasion and, under normal conditions, enables the cylinder to print in clearer, sharper lines for the entire run.

Advantages of Platinized Anodes in gravure / Rotogravure Cylinders Plating:-

Long life, dimensionally stable and easily fabricated into required shape

Homogeneous and long-lasting active surface

Energy savings with shaped anodes and small anode/cathode distances

Reduced environmental burden and reduced maintenance

Mesh anodes provide excellent throwing and can be used at high current densities

Easier handling and replating