Rhodium plating has several desirable properties. Rhodium plates a white bright finish, metallic and similar to stainless steel in color, exhibiting excellent wear and corrosion protection. The deposits are hard, almost as hard as Chromium, and can be highly reflective dependent on condition of substrate and under-plate.
Rhodium plating excels in applications ranging from electronic to nose cones – wherever sliding contacts, high wear characteristics, corrosion resistance, solderability and reflectivity are important.