The invention discloses a method for plating
chromium on a
molybdenum core rod, which comprises the following steps: 1) closely winding the two ends of a
metal wire (2) on the two ends of the
molybdenum core rod (1) and fully cleaning the
molybdenum core rod by a chemical method; 2) turning on a plating power supply, immediately connecting the molybdenum core rod (1) with the negative
electrode of the plating power supply and placing the molybdenum core rod into a plating tank in which
chromium plating solution is accommodated so as to start to electroplate, wherein the
anode is made of the lead-
antimony alloy containing 10 percent of
antimony; 3) controlling the temperature of the
chromium plating solution within the range from 40 to 70 DEG C during the
electroplating, wherein the power cannot be interrupted during the
electroplating process; and 4) taking the molybdenum core rod (1) out and then turning off the plating power supply after the
electroplating. The method for plating the chromium ensures bright and clean, compact and non-scaling surface with
high adhesion of the
metal chromium layer plated on the molybdenum core rod by selecting the optimal plating process, matching the shape of a workpiece with that of the
anode and completely cleaning the molybdenum core rod before plating so as to meet the winding requirements of a
helix traveling-
wave tube on a
helix line.