Abstrak
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh hasil electroplating krom terhadap ketebalan dan kekerasan pada jari-jari sepeda motor yang telah di-electroplating nikel. Penelitian ini dilakukan ruang laboratorium PT.Enkei Indonesia dan PT. Murni Cahaya Pratama bekasi, Jawa barat, Indonesia antara Januari - Maret 2021 dengan menggunakan pelapisan electroplating krom, jari-jari sepeda motor terbuat dari material baja st37 yang sudah dilakukan pelapisan electroplating nikel, kemudian electroplating krom. Parameter penelitian adalah kuat arus pencelupan 4A, 6A, dan 8A. Pengujian yang dilakukan adalah ketebalan, kekerasan, struktur makro dan struktur mikro. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh kuat arus terhadap pelapisan electroplating menghasilkan nilai tertinggi ketebalan dengan rata-rata 26,77 μm, struktur mikro bersifat tahan korosi dan non magnetic, struktur makro menunjukkan hasil bercak hitam berindikasi cacat seperti porositi dan nilai tertinggi kekerasan dengan rata- rata 4H.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of chrome electroplating on the thickness and hardness of the spokes of a motorcycle wich has been electroplating nikel. This research was conducted in the laboratory room of PT. Enkei Indonesia and PT. Murni Cahaya Pratama Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia between January - March 2021 using nickel-chrome electroplating, the spokes of the motorcycle are made of st37 steel which has been electroplated with nickel, then electroplated with chrome. The parameters of the research were 4A, 6A, and 8A immersion currents. The tests carried out are thickness, hardness, macro structure and micro structure. The results showed that the effect of the strong current on the electroplating coating resulted in the highest value of thickness with an average of 26.77µm, the microstructure was corrosion resistant and non-magnetic, the macro structure showed the results of black spots indicating defects such as porosity and the highest value of hardness with an average 4H