Nickel finishes are commonly used in marine, automotive and motorcycle components as well as medical fixtures, appliances, hardware, and plumbing parts. Our operations include both hoist and rack plating lines to finish a broad range of ferrous substrates, as well as brass and copper. Leonhardt offers four electrolytic nickel finishes:

Bright Nickel
A mirror-bright finish with excellent corrosion prevention, bright nickel has excellent ductility and leveling characteristics. This deposit can be made brilliant and, when covered by a thin layer of decorative chrome, will maintain its brilliance even under severe conditions.

Satin Nickel
Also, providing excellent corrosion prevention, this finish is plated with a bright nickel deposit and mechanically polished.

Dual Nickel
This sulfur-free deposit is extremely ductile and produces low stress with exceptional leveling characteristics. The combination of plating a semi-bright nickel layer followed by a bright nickel layer is called "dual or duplex" nickel, with the semi-bright nickel layer providing extra resistance to corrosion.

Watt's Nickel
This sulfate deposit causes lower internal stress and is less brittle. Watt’s nickel is applied to stainless steel.

In accordance with Federal Specification QQ-N-290A