Full automated dosing
Operates at a lower pH (5.1¨C5.5), delivering green bath color
Performance consistency
Stable plating rate and deposit properties throughout bath life
Operational efficiency
Long bath life with 6?8 MTOs, reducing downtime and maintenance costs
- Automatic dosing compatibility
- Stable phosphorus content (2¨C4%)
- Lower operating pH (5.1¨C5.5)
- Ammonia-free chemistry for enhanced workplace safety and reduced environmental impact
- Extended bath life (up to 6¨C8 MTO), minimizing downtime and increasing productivity
- High hardness and wear resistance (650¨C750 HV as-plated; From 800 to 1000 HV after heat treatment)
- Excellent solderability and corrosion resistance in alkaline environments
- Free from lead, cadmium, EDTA, and boric acid; meets ELV, RoHS, and WEEE directives
- EV components (busbars, battery connectors, scroll compressors)
- Electronics and semiconductors (components requiring solderability, connectors and terminals)
- Hydrogen industry (components exposed to alkaline environments ¨C BBP, anodes, cathodes and Gas separation tanks)
- Aerospace and defense (Precision components needing high as plated hardness and corrosion protection)
- Industrial machinery (hydraulic and pneumatic parts, wear-resistant surfaces for moving assemblies)
- Energy sector (power distribution components, renewable energy connectors)
- General engineering applications (fasteners and fittings, components requiring low electrical resistance)
Nichem LP 1124
Low-phosphorus electroless nickel with automation capability
Nichem LP 1124 is a next-generation electroless nickel process designed for precision, consistency, and efficiency. Operating at a lower pH (5.1¨C5.5), it produces a green bath color that enables automatic dosing compatibility¡ªa breakthrough for low-P plating.
This innovation ensures accurate nickel control, stable phosphorus content (2¨C4%), and consistent deposit properties throughout the bath life. The low phosphorus incorporation results in deposits with excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. The process is highly tolerant to metallic impurities, offers good adhesion on steel and aluminum substrates, and passes rigorous porosity and bend tests. Combined with its environmentally friendly chemistry, Nichem LP 1124 is a robust solution for functional engineering applications.
What inspires us
Why we developed Nichem LP 1124
Your challenge
Low-phosphorus electroless nickel baths often show fluctuations in phosphorus content, which impacts hardness, wear resistance, and solderability. They degrade quickly, causing turbidity and requiring frequent tank maintenance. Those baths are prone to fluctuations in visual appearance. Traditional low-P baths cannot be monitored by automatic dosing systems because their blue color (caused by high pH and ammonia) prevents EN controllers in automatic dosing systems from reading nickel concentration. This forces manual replenishment, leading to variability and higher labor costs.
Our solution
We have developed Nichem LP 1124 to eliminate these limitations by introducing a green bath color through a lower operating pH (5.1¨C5.5), making the process fully compatible with EN controllers for automatic dosing. This breakthrough ensures precise nickel control and reduces manual intervention, improving consistency and efficiency. Advanced stabilizer chemistry maintains phosphorus content between 2¨C4% throughout the bath life, while extended stability up to 6¨C8 MTOs minimizes turbidity and downtime. Free from ammonia and environmentally compliant, Nichem LP 1124 delivers superior hardness, wear resistance, and solderability¡ªsetting a new standard for automated, high-performance electroless nickel plating.
