EP2205778B1 - Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux ou métalloïdes toxiques - Google Patents

Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux ou métalloïdes toxiques Download PDF

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EP2205778B1
EP2205778B1 EP08804009A EP08804009A EP2205778B1 EP 2205778 B1 EP2205778 B1 EP 2205778B1 EP 08804009 A EP08804009 A EP 08804009A EP 08804009 A EP08804009 A EP 08804009A EP 2205778 B1 EP2205778 B1 EP 2205778B1
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Giuseppe Aliprandini
Michel Caillaud
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D3/00—Electroplating: Baths therefor
    • C25D3/02—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
    • C25D3/56—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys
    • C25D3/62—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys containing more than 50% by weight of gold
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D3/00—Electroplating: Baths therefor
    • C25D3/02—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
    • C25D3/48—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of gold

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  • the invention relates to an electrolytic deposit in the form of a gold alloy in a thick layer and its production process.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above by proposing a method for the deposition in thick layer of a yellow gold alloy having neither zinc nor cadmium as main constituents.
  • the invention relates to an electrolytic deposit in the form of a gold alloy whose thickness is between 1 and 800 microns and comprises copper characterized in that it comprises indium as third main compound.
  • the invention also relates to a method for the electroplating of a gold alloy on an electrode immersed in a bath comprising gold metal in the form of alkaline aurocyanide, organometallic compounds, a wetting agent, a complexing agent, a free cyanide characterized in that the alloying metals are copper in the form of copper and potassium double cyanide, and indium in aminocarboxylic or aminophosphonic complexed form for depositing on the electrode a yellow gold alloy brilliant mirror.
  • the electrolysis is preferably followed by a heat treatment at least 450 degrees Celsius for at least 30 minutes to obtain an optimal quality deposit.
  • the bath may further contain a brightener.
  • a brightener This is preferably a butynediol derivative, a pyridinio-propanesulfonate or a mixture of both, a tin salt, sulfonated beaver oil, methylimidozole, dithiocarboxylic acid such as thiourea, thiobarbituric acid, imidazolidinthione or thiomalic acid.
  • a gold alloy free of toxic metals or metalloids, in particular free of cadmium, of 2N color. yellow, with a thickness of 200 microns, excellent gloss and having a very high resistance to wear and tarnishing.
  • the electrolytic bath is contained in a polypropylene or PVC tank with heat-insulating coating. Bath heating is achieved by thermo-plungers in quartz, PTFE, porcelain or stabilized stainless steel. Good cathodic stirring as well as a flow of the electrolyte must be maintained.
  • the anodes are platinum titanium, stainless steel, ruthenium, iridium or alloys of the latter two.
  • the bath may contain the following metals Ag, Cd, Zr, Se, Te, Sb, Sn, Ga, As, Sr, Be, Bi in negligible quantity.
  • the wetting agent may be of any type capable of wetting in alkaline cyanide medium.

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  • Electroplating And Plating Baths Therefor (AREA)
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  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
EP08804009A 2007-09-21 2008-09-11 Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux ou métalloïdes toxiques Active EP2205778B1 (fr)

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CH01494/07A CH710184B1 (fr) 2007-09-21 2007-09-21 Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux ou métalloïdes toxiques.
PCT/EP2008/062042 WO2009037180A1 (fr) 2007-09-21 2008-09-11 Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux ou métalloïdes toxiques

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