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Due to the hazardous nature of the chemistry used in traditional hard chrome plating, hexavalent chrome has been subject to enormous pressure over the last decade from the environmental protection lobby to restrict or ban the process. When considering the severity of the hazards associated with chemistry used, one can be forgiven for suggesting that it’s time to switch to alternative viable options.

Typical hexavalent processes can consist of:
• Chromium trioxide (chromic acid): carcinogenic, poisonous, corrosive, oxidizing, hazardous to the environment
• Lead: carcinogenic, hazardous to the environment
• Lead oxide: oxidizing, carcinogenic, corrosive
• Lead chromate: carcinogenic, hazardous to the environment
• Sulfuric acid: corrosive
• Fume suppressants: carcinogenic, hazardous to the environment

So, it’s with no surprise that the EU is seriously considering introducing new legislation to ban/restrict hexavalent hard chrome processes within four years from now.

In keeping with our established traditions of being market leader in hard chrome plating innovation (HEEF® and DynaChrome®), Atotech has been very pro-active to develop an alternative process. We’re thus very proud to announce that we have achieved another “first” by introducing our BluCr® process to the market. BluCr® is the very first commercial trivalent chromium based functional chrome plating process in the market place.

In this webinar, we aim to present a comparison between the trivalent chrome based BluCr® against our HEEF® 25 which has been the market leader as far as functional hard chrome plating is concerned for the past 30 years.
  • Chromium(VI) ban: Status quo and developments in regional and global legislatio
  • Chemistry differences between hexavalent and trivalent processes
  • Deposit structure
  • Comparison of deposit properties
  • Process operation (electrolyte operating parameters and equipment)
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R & D Scientist Functional Chrome
Dr. Oleksandra Yevtushenko, R & D Scientist Functional Chrome, holds a PhD in physical chemistry and has more than 10 years of experience in the characterization of metallic coatings and the tailoring of specific material properties. In 2014 she joined Atotech’s Research and Development team as a scientist focusing on development of new processes for wear resistant coatings. Dr. Yevtushenko’s extensive experience ranges from in-depth know-how in corrosion science, electrochemical characterization, development of new galvanic processes and improvement of physical properties of metallic coatings.
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Global Product Manager & Business Development Manager WRC
Shakeel Akhtar, Global Product Manager & Business Development Manager WRC, has worked for Atotech for almost 30 years. A specialist in electroless nickel plating, he has extensive knowledge of surface finishing including functional chrome. At Atotech, Shakeel has held various positions such as R&D Development Chemist, Product Specialist, Global Application Manager, Technology Manager (EN) and Product Manager for Wear Resistant Coatings. He has gained extensive international experience serving customers around the world and was based in Singapore for six years. In his current position Shakeel oversees Atotech's global product range and business development opportunities for WRC.
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