HILAN^® bright nickel-plated steel

Tata Steel’s HILAN is a cold-rolled steel strip product electroplated with bright nickel.

Bright nickel creates an extra hard and extra bright surface. Because HILAN keeps its good looks, it is ideal for decorative products. Its durability also makes it a popular choice for components requiring high wear resistance. HILAN can be processed with ease and provides several advantages over stainless steel.

Overview

Optimised finish

HILAN is produced to tight dimensional tolerances for uniform products and repeatable processing. Stringent process control ensures an optimised layer of bright nickel - delivering a hard-wearing surface with good resistance to scratches and abrasion. It is available in a choice of surface finishes – including shiny and matt - to suit your applications.

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Overview

Manual

Overview

Cost-effective

HILAN provides a cost-effective alternative to stainless steel. It also provides further scope for cost savings in your processing. It forms a good basis for chrome piece-plating – reducing the need for processing steps such as post-plating and pre-polishing. For added benefits, we can tailor HILAN products to meet your exact processing and end-product requirements. HILAN offers:

stamping and deep drawing capability
good welding and brazing properties superior to those of stainless steel

Main benefits of HILAN include:

end-products of consistent and reliable quality
improved end-product performance
trouble-free, repeatable processing
opportunities to reduce processing steps
longer tool life
opportunities for cost savings

Delivery conditions

Manual

Delivery conditions

Delivery condition	Available temper	Thickness range		Nickel plating thickness		Width range
		mm	inch	μm	µinch	mm	inch
LC, C290, C340, C390, C440, C490, C590, C690	2T, 3T, 4T, 5T	0.100 – 1.500	0.008 – 0.060	0.5 – 3.0	20 – 120	3 – 660	0.10 – 26
C999 (DC01 only)	1T (full hard)	0.250 – 1.500	0.008 – 0.060	0.5 – 3.0	20 – 120	3 – 630	0.10 – 24.8

Delivery condition		LC, C290, C340, C390, C440, C490, C590, C690	C999 (DC01 only)
Available temper		2T, 3T, 4T, 5T	1T (full hard)
Thickness range	mm	0.100 – 1.500	0.250 – 1.500
Thickness range	inch	0.008 – 0.060	0.008 – 0.060
Nickel plating thickness	μm	0.5 – 3.0	0.5 – 3.0
Nickel plating thickness	µinch	20 – 120	20 – 120
Width range	mm	3 – 660	3 – 630
Width range	inch	0.10 – 26	0.10 – 24.8

Surface appearance

Surface Finish	Code	Ra (µm)	Description
Mirror finish (MF)	KR 0 / Appliance Finish	≤ 0.1	exceptionally smooth surface
Bright finish (BF)	KR 0.5	≤ 0.2	very smooth surface
Fine stone finish	KR 4 / #2 Finish	0.15 - 0.45	smooth surface
Matte finish	KR 7 / #1 Finish	0.6 - 1.8	matte surface
Rough matte finish	KR 8 / #1 Finish	1.0 - 2.5	rough matte surface
Satin finish			similar to brush finish

We can also lacquer satin-finished products on request – please contact us.

HILAN keeps its good looks which makes it is ideal for decorative products.

Stringent process control ensures an optimised layer of bright nickel - delivering a hard-wearing surface with good resistance to scratches and abrasion.

Applications

Office equipment including ring binder components and lever-arch mechanisms.
Decorative household products including piece-plated chromed parts and vacuum cleaner components
Furniture industry including wardrobe rails, hinges