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Copper Anode sheet

Product information "Copper Anode sheet"

Copper anode sheet - Copper plate electrode from Betzmann Galvanik

Plate anode made of pure copper for bath electroplating

 

Sacrificial anode for copper electroplating

Copper anode plate for acidic copper electrolytes, copper Cu min. 99.9 % (Cu-DHP, CW024A, 2.0090, SF-Cu)

Electroplated copper is used to improve conductivity due to its very good electrical properties, also as an intermediate layer before nickel-plating and chrome-plating of steel surfaces to improve corrosion resistance, for pre-copper-plating zinc die-casting

 

Sheet thickness 0.7 mm

available in sizes S (25 x 150 mm), M (50 x 80 mm), L (100 x 150 mm) and XL (170 x 200 mm)

Individual cuts and sheet thicknesses of 1.0 and 2.0 mm also available on request (min. 1 m²)

 

Material: copper

Size: L - 100 x 150 mm, M - 50 x 80 mm, S - 25 x 150 mm, XL - 170 x 200 mm

Degree of purity: 99.9

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