Patent 8152985 was granted and assigned to Arlington Plating Company on April, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A process for chrome plating magnesium and its alloys. The process uses a combination of electroless nickel plating, a multi-stage copper coating transition system and multiple layers of electrodeposited nickel to form a corrosion resistant system of substantial impermeability and interlayer adherence suitable for direct chromium electroplating.