[PDF]Trade Instructor Gr.II Electroplating Syllabus Kerala PSC|92/2023 Syllabus

Syllabus for the post of Trade Instructor Gr.II (Electroplating) in Technical Education Department
(Cat.No 092/2023)

Contents

Trade Instructor Gr.II Electroplating Syllabus

The main topics in the Syllabus of Electroplating Instructor are

Module 1. Fundamentals of Electricity (10 marks)
Module 3. Electrolysis (10 marks)
Module 4. Protection against corrosion (10 marks)
Module 5. Equipment’s for electroplating (10 marks)
Module 6. Preparation of surfaces prior to electroplating (10 marks)
Module 8. Maintenance of electroplating (10 marks)
Module 9. Anodizing (10 marks)
Module 10. Testing of electrodeposits (10 marks)

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Module 1. Fundamentals of Electricity

Types of electric supply, Electrical terms and definitions, Effects of electric current,
DC and AC, Sources of direct current, Conductor, Semi conductor, Insulator,
Resistance and conductance, Series and parallel circuit, Ohm’s law.

Module 2. Fundamentals of Chemistry

Matter, Structure of atom, Proton, Neutron, Electron, molecules, ion, valency,
elements, properties of elements, Atomic number, weight, melting point etc. metals
and alloys, soft water and hard water, Acids and alkalis, pH value, methods of
measuring pH value, Solutions.

Module 3. Electrolysis

Electrolyte, Anode and cathode, Electrochemical Equivalent, Electrolysis, Applications of electrolysis, Faradays laws of electrolysis and its applications, Cells and batteries, Grouping of cells.

Module 4. Protection against corrosion

Corrosion, Types of corrosion, Methods of protection against corrosion, Metallic coating, Methods of metallic coating, Applications of electroplating, Process of electroplating, Safety measures for chemical poisoning, Treatment of effluents.

Module 5. Equipment’s for electroplating

Electroplating Tanks, Heaters, Filters, Chroffles, Dryers, Jigs, Cleaning and Plating
barrels, Safety equipments, Rectifiers, Bus bars, Degreaser, Buffing machines, PH
meter, Water demineralizer etc.

Module 6. Preparation of surfaces prior to electroplating

Types of mechanical cleaning, Buffing and polishing equipment’s and materials, Blast
cleaning, Types of chemical cleaning, Pickling, solvent cleaning, dipping, rinsing,
vapour degreasing, electrolytic cleaning, barrel cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning,
masking, drying etc.

Module 7. Electroplating

Types of electroplating, Electroplating process of Copper, Nickel, Chromium, hard
chromium, Zinc, Tin, Cadmium, Silver, Gold and Brass. Methods of removal of metal
coating from its basis metals.

Module 8. Maintenance of electroplating

Common defects generally found in various electroplated metals and their
possible causes and methods of corrections. Maintenance of electroplating solutions.

Module 9. Anodizing

Properties of Aluminium, Aluminium anodizing process, Surface preparation of
aluminium, Types of anodizing process, Colouring of anodized surface, Removal of
defective anodized film.