Description
The electrochemical deposition of metal onto metal. Electroplating was first used commercially about 1840–41 in Birmingham England by George and Henry Elkington for applying thin gold and silver coatings on copper, brass and other base metals. It use accelerated with the discovery of cyanide solutions for plating silver, gold, copper, and brass. Silverplated wares were stamped with EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) or EPBM (electroplated britannia metal). By 1920s, chromium electroplating was popularly used by the automobile makers to provide a shiny, weather resistant surface to iron, steel, and later plastic. Starting in the 1930s, some jewelry settings were coated with a thin layer of rhodium, that visually looked identical to silver.
Synonyms and Related Terms
EPNS; EPBM
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Last updated on: 10/12/2007 8:08:20 AM
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