Z. Yang et al., STUDY OF THE PROCESS AND MECHANISM OF PLATING DIRECTLY ON TITANIUM AND ITS ALLOYS, Plating and surface finishing, 84(12), 1997, pp. 68-71
A new process has been developed for forming an active film on the sur
face of titanium and its alloys, which can then be electroplated, much
like nickel, copper or chromium. The technology can assure the adhesi
on of the electroplated coating, In addition, the paper discusses the
mechanism of the ''active film''' formation.