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Decorative Plating
Model ID: 10320

Tutorial model of electroplating. The model uses secondary current distribution with full Butler-Volmer kinetics for both anode and cathode. The thickness of the deposited layer at the cathode is computed as well as the pattern caused by dissolution of the anode surface.



Decorative Plating DECORATIVE ELECTROPLATING In this example, the anode is planar and dissolves, while the cathode is a furniture fitting that is to be decorated by the dissolved metal.