EP2312021B1 - Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux toxiques - Google Patents

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

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EP2312021B1
EP2312021B1 EP09173198.4A EP09173198A EP2312021B1 EP 2312021 B1 EP2312021 B1 EP 2312021B1 EP 09173198 A EP09173198 A EP 09173198A EP 2312021 B1 EP2312021 B1 EP 2312021B1
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Christophe Henzirohs
Guido Plankert
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Priority to KR1020100100585A priority patent/KR101297476B1/ko
Priority to JP2010232903A priority patent/JP5563421B2/ja
Priority to CN201010552012.7A priority patent/CN102041527B/zh
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    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D3/00Electroplating: Baths therefor
    • C25D3/02Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
    • C25D3/56Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys
    • C25D3/62Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys containing more than 50% by weight of gold
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05DPROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D1/00Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D1/18Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by dipping
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    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D3/00Electroplating: Baths therefor
    • C25D3/02Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
    • C25D3/56Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D3/00Electroplating: Baths therefor
    • C25D3/02Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions
    • C25D3/56Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys
    • C25D3/58Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys containing more than 50% by weight of copper
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D7/00Electroplating characterised by the article coated
    • C25D7/005Jewels; Clockworks; Coins

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  • the invention relates to electrolytic deposition in the form of a thick layer gold alloy as well as its manufacturing process.
  • the deposits obtained by these known methods have cadmium contents of between 1 and 10%.
  • Cadmium facilitates the deposition of thick layers, that is to say between 1 and 800 microns and makes it possible to obtain an alloy of yellow color by reducing the quantity of copper contained in the alloy; however cadmium is extremely toxic and banned in some countries.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the drawbacks mentioned above, a manufacturing process allowing the deposition in a thick layer of a yellow gold alloy having neither zinc nor cadmium as main constituents.
  • the invention relates to a process for the galvanoplastic deposition of a gold alloy on an electrode immersed in a bath comprising metal gold in the form of alkaline aurocyanide, organometallic compounds, a wetting agent, a complexing agent, free cyanide, the alloying metals being copper in the form of double cyanide of copper and potassium, and silver in cyanide form, characterized in that the bath respects a percentage by weight proportion of 9.08% of gold, of 90.85% of copper and of 0.07% of silver making it possible to deposit on the electrode a gold alloy of the shiny mirror yellow type, said bath being free of cadmium.
  • the invention relates to an electrolytic deposition of a gold alloy of shade 3N which, surprisingly, comprises main compounds Au-Cu-Ag whose proportions are not known to obtain shade 3N, that is to say - say bright yellow.
  • a gold alloy free of toxic metals or metalloids, in particular free of cadmium, of 3N yellow tint, with a thickness of 200 microns, of excellent gloss and having a very high resistance to wear and tarnishing.
  • the electrolysis is preferably followed by a heat treatment at a temperature between 200 and 450 degrees Celsius for 1 to 30 minutes in order to obtain a deposit of optimal quality.
  • the bath according to the invention makes it possible to obtain a deposit substantially in a proportion of 75% gold, 21% copper and 4% silver corresponding to a deposit of shade 3N to 18 carats which is a very different proportion from the usual electrolytic deposits for this shade which are rather deposits according to substantially 75% gold, 12.5% copper and 12.5% silver.
  • the bath can also contain a brightener.
  • a brightener This is preferably a derivative of butynediol, a pyridinio-propanesulfonate or a mixture of the two, a tin salt, sulfonated beaver oil, methylimidozole, dithiocarboxylic acid such as thiourea, thiobarbituric acid, imidazolidinthione or thiomalic acid.
  • the electrolytic bath contained in a polypropylene or PVC tank with heat-insulating coating.
  • the bath is heated by quartz, PTFE, porcelain or stabilized stainless steel immersion heaters. Good cathodic agitation and circulation of the electrolyte must be maintained.
  • the anodes are made of platinum titanium, stainless steel, ruthenium, iridium or alloys of the latter two.
  • the bath can contain the following metals Zr, Se, Te, Sb, Sn, Ga, As, Sr, Be, Bi in negligible quantities.
  • the wetting agent can be of any type capable of wetting in an alkaline cyanide medium.

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EP09173198.4A 2009-10-15 2009-10-15 Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux toxiques Active EP2312021B1 (fr)

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EP09173198.4A EP2312021B1 (fr) 2009-10-15 2009-10-15 Procédé d'obtention d'un dépôt d'alliage d'or jaune par galvanoplastie sans utilisation de métaux toxiques
KR1020100100585A KR101297476B1 (ko) 2009-10-15 2010-10-15 독성 금속을 사용하지 않고 전기주조에 의하여 황색 금 합금 전착물을 수득하는 방법
JP2010232903A JP5563421B2 (ja) 2009-10-15 2010-10-15 毒性金属を使用することなく電気めっき法により黄色の金合金析出物を得る方法
CN201010552012.7A CN102041527B (zh) 2009-10-15 2010-10-15 通过电铸在不使用有毒金属的情况下获得黄色金合金沉积物的方法
US12/905,788 US20110089040A1 (en) 2009-10-15 2010-10-15 Method of obtaining a yellow gold alloy deposition by galvanoplasty without using toxic materials
HK11111618.6A HK1157415A1 (en) 2009-10-15 2011-10-27 Method of obtaining a yellow gold alloy deposition by galvanoplasty without using toxic metals
US14/452,364 US9567684B2 (en) 2009-10-15 2014-08-05 Method of obtaining a yellow gold alloy deposition by galvanoplasty without using toxic materials
US15/898,330 US20180171499A1 (en) 2009-10-15 2018-02-16 Method of obtaining a yellow gold alloy deposition by galvanoplasty without using toxic materials
US16/847,699 US20200240030A1 (en) 2009-10-15 2020-04-14 Method of obtaining a yellow gold alloy deposition by galvanoplasty without using toxic materials

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