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Heat will speed up rust in the open system? ( room temperature )

We using SAE1050 steel to do plating with brass. As i know acid pickling then electroplating may cause hydrogen embrittlement. Brass salt Water rinse 2x Passivation ( Sodium Dichromate ) Water rinse 2x Dry Oven Baking So what is your opinion about the process above ? Thanks for your info.

We are doing brass plating process. After brass plating - > water rinse -> passivation(Sodium dichromate) for 15-30s -> water rinse -> drying -> baking pH:Sodiumdichromate3.5 (1% solution) 4.0 (10% solution) Since pH is acidic, we worry the hydrogen embrittlement will cause our component crack.