Nickel-cobalt deposits have similar properties to hard chrome - such as high hardness, excellent wear and corrosion resistance - are environmentally friendly and have high deposition rate.

Chrome plating has long been used in a large range of applications such as aerospace, oil and gas industry, general industry, power generation industry as well as for decorative purposes. The growing awareness over the past decade of the health, safety and environmental hazards associated with chrome plating led to a development of safer and environmentally friendly alternatives. SIFCO has developed nickel-cobalt deposits that can be used successfully as an alternative to hard chrome in various applications.

SIFCO Nickel-Cobalt deposits have similar properties to hard chrome such as high hardness, excellent wear and corrosion resistance.

They also have two main advantages compared to hard chrome.

The first one is that they are environmentally friendly and the second one is that they have very high deposition rate.

Major aerospace companies have already approved the replacement of hard chrome with SIFCO nickel-cobalt deposits.