As zinc whiskers are conductive filaments and able to induce equipment failure and system outage etc, so how we prevent this potential hazard in data centers? It is well known that electro-galvanized cable basket is widely applied to data centers. However zinc whiskers grow from all galvanized metal surface that means electro-galvanized cable basket is not as safe as we imagine.
Vichnet as a leading brand of cable basket is dedicated to innovation, building a high-level R&D team to develop nanotechnology of metal alloy coatings (NMAC) which could be applied to cable tray systems. That is the new series - Nickel Plated Cable basket.
Will nickel plated cable basket grow zinc whiskers?
No, the growth mechanism of NMAC is a layered growth without crystal orientation, forming the uniform film with high density which could eliminate the safety hazard caused by zinc whiskers.
