The invention relates to the field of
metal surface treatment, and discloses an efficient
electroplating process for a cotton picker spindle and an
electroplating liquid formula, the efficient
electroplating process comprises the following steps: step 1, substrate pretreatment: sequentially carrying out alkali washing,
acid washing and
plasma activation on the spindle; step 2, preparing an electroplating solution: dissolving
nickel sulfate,
sodium hypophosphite, a composite nano additive and a complexing agent in water, and adjusting the pH value to 4.8-5.3; step 3, gradient
pulse electroplating: carrying out
pulse electroplating in three stages, including bottom layer deposition,
transition layer deposition and composite layer deposition; 4, post-treatment is conducted, specifically,
silane sealing and curing are conducted on the plating layer; the base body pretreatment in the first step comprises the following sub-steps of alkali washing and oil removal, wherein the picking
ingot is soaked in a NaOH solution with the concentration being 45-55 g / L. According to the method, high-density hydroxyl active sites are constructed on the surface of the
metal base material through a
plasma activation process, strong chemical bonding is formed between a plating layer and the base material, and the
interface bonding strength is remarkably improved.