EP0309031A1 - Bains et procédé pour le polissage chimique de surfaces en cuivre ou en alliage de cuivre - Google Patents

Bains et procédé pour le polissage chimique de surfaces en cuivre ou en alliage de cuivre Download PDF

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EP0309031A1
EP0309031A1 EP88201981A EP88201981A EP0309031A1 EP 0309031 A1 EP0309031 A1 EP 0309031A1 EP 88201981 A EP88201981 A EP 88201981A EP 88201981 A EP88201981 A EP 88201981A EP 0309031 A1 EP0309031 A1 EP 0309031A1
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Daniel Tytgat
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23F—NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
    • C23F3/00—Brightening metals by chemical means
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23F—NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
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  • the subject of the present invention is the composition of baths for the chemical polishing of copper or copper alloy surfaces.
  • Chemical polishing of metal surfaces is a well-known technique (electrolytic and chemical polishing of metals - W.J. Mc G. TEGART - Dunod - 1960 - p. 122 et seq.); it consists of treating the metal surfaces to be polished with oxidizing baths.
  • aqueous baths of orthophosphoric acid, nitric acid and acetic acid were used (dito: pages 135 and 136). These baths require high working temperatures, of the order of 50 to 80 ° C and intense mechanical stirring. They also attack the metal at high speed, limiting the duration of polishing to less than five minutes.
  • These particularities of these known baths constitute disadvantages: on the one hand, their use is accompanied by toxic gaseous emissions, on the other hand, their high speed of action and the need to subject them to mechanical agitation makes control difficult and random polishing.
  • aqueous baths have been proposed comprising hydrogen peroxide and a mixture of nitric, phosphoric and hydrochloric acids.
  • Baths have also been proposed comprising, in aqueous solution, phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, hydrochloric acid and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-N, N-dimethyl-aminomethylphenol (SU-A-1211338 (ORG. PHYS. CHEM. INST.)).
  • phosphoric acid hydrogen peroxide
  • hydrochloric acid 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-N, N-dimethyl-aminomethylphenol
  • SU-A-1211338 ORG. PHYS. CHEM. INST.
  • the invention aims to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks of known polishing baths, by providing novel bath compositions for the chemical polishing of copper and copper alloys, which have a moderate speed of action, do not require a working temperature. excessive nor intense mechanical agitation and ensure polishes of higher quality than that of polishes obtained with known baths.
  • the invention therefore relates to baths for the chemical polishing of copper or copper alloy surfaces, which comprise, in aqueous solution, hydrogen peroxide, chloride ions and a mixture of phosphoric acid, phosphate ions and hydrogen phosphate ions in respective amounts adjusted to give the aqueous solution a pH value of between 1.25 and 3.
  • the hydrogen peroxide serves as an oxidizing agent for the metal to be polished.
  • chloride ions The function of chloride ions is to protect the metal from anarchic local corrosion during the polishing treatment. They can be used in the form of all water-soluble compounds such as hydrochloric acid or alkali metal chloride. Sodium chloride is preferred.
  • the phosphate and hydrogen phosphate ions are anions of general formula: (H x PO4) (3-x) - where x is between 0 and 2.
  • the baths according to the invention can contain mixtures of these anions. These can be used in the form of any water-soluble inorganic compounds, such as alkali metal salts.
  • the respective amounts of phosphoric acid and of phosphate and hydrogen phosphate anions are chosen so as to give the aqueous solution of the bath, a pH value of between 1.25 and 3, as obtained. by mathematical calculation from the contents of phosphoric acid and of phosphate and hydrogen phosphate anions in the aqueous solution. This imposed pH value differs from the actual value actually measured which depends in particular on the content of hydrogen peroxide and chloride ions in the aqueous solution. Thereafter, unless otherwise stated, the pH values mentioned will be calculated theoretical values as defined above.
  • the respective contents of hydrogen peroxide, chloride ions, phosphoric acid and phosphate and hydrogen phosphate salts are chosen according to the nature of the metal treated, the working temperature and the desired duration for the polishing treatment.
  • Baths which are well suited in the majority of applications are those in which the hydrogen peroxide content is between 1 and 6 moles per liter of the aqueous solution and the chloride ion content is between 10 ⁇ 4 and 1 mole per liter.
  • Preferred baths are those in which the aqueous solution has a pH value of between 1.65 and 2.35 and comprises: - hydrogen peroxide in an amount between 3 and 5 moles / l; - chloride ions in an amount between 5.10 ⁇ 3 and 5.10 ⁇ 2 mole / l; - phosphoric acid and the phosphate and hydrogen phosphate ions in respective molar quantities in accordance with the following relationships:
  • the aqueous solution of the baths according to the invention may contain, in usual proportions, additives commonly present in aqueous baths for the chemical polishing of metals, for example surfactants, viscosity regulators and stabilizers of peroxide. 'hydrogen.
  • additives commonly present in aqueous baths for the chemical polishing of metals for example surfactants, viscosity regulators and stabilizers of peroxide. 'hydrogen.
  • the chemical polishing baths according to the invention make it possible to produce surface polishes of excellent quality, in particular greater than that of the polishes obtained with the polishing baths described in document SU-A-1211338.
  • a great advantage of the polishing baths according to the invention lies in their ability, after adaptation of the respective concentrations of their constituents, to carry out polishing at moderate speed of action, which can be distributed over several hours, so as to allow uniform polishing. large surfaces or hard to reach surfaces.
  • the baths according to the invention are suitable for polishing all surfaces of copper or copper alloys, such as brass and bronze, for example.
  • the invention therefore also relates to a method for polishing the surface of a copper or copper alloy object, according to which the surface to be polished is brought into contact with a polishing bath according to the invention.
  • the polishing bath can be used at all temperatures and pressures for which there is no risk of degrading its constituents. However, it has proved advantageous to use the bath at atmospheric pressure, at a temperature above 20 ° C and below 80 ° C, temperatures between 30 and 60 ° C being preferred.
  • the contacting of the metal surface with the bath can be carried out in any suitable manner, for example by immersion.
  • the contact time of the surface to be polished with the bath must be sufficient to achieve effective polishing of the surface; however, it cannot exceed a critical value beyond which local corrosions may appear on the surface.
  • the optimum contact time depends on many parameters such as the metal or alloy constituting the surface to be polished, the configuration and initial roughness thereof, the composition of the bath, the working temperature, the possible turbulence of the bath. in contact with the surface, the ratio between the area of the metal surface to be polished and the volume of bath used; it must be determined in each particular case by routine laboratory work.
  • the surface to be polished is kept in contact with the bath for a time sufficient to carry out an attack on the metal to a depth at least equal to 10 microns, preferably between 20 and 50 microns.
  • the duration of the treatment of the surface with the bath is thus, in most cases, between 1 and 5 hours.
  • This bath had a pH value of 2.32.
  • the average depth of attack of the plate was 30 microns.
  • the roughness had fallen to 0.06 microns.
  • Figures 1, 2 and 3 show the profile of the plate surface, respectively, - before polishing, - after the polishing of Example 1, - After the polishing of Example 2.
  • the abscissa scale expresses the length of the surface, in mm and the ordinate scale expresses the relief of the surface, in microns.

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EP88201981A 1987-09-25 1988-09-13 Bains et procédé pour le polissage chimique de surfaces en cuivre ou en alliage de cuivre Withdrawn EP0309031A1 (fr)

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