EP2505691B1 - Verfahren zur Herhaltung einer Beschichtung aus einer Goldlegierung 18 Karat 3N - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Herhaltung einer Beschichtung aus einer Goldlegierung 18 Karat 3N Download PDF

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EP2505691B1
EP2505691B1 EP11160669.5A EP11160669A EP2505691B1 EP 2505691 B1 EP2505691 B1 EP 2505691B1 EP 11160669 A EP11160669 A EP 11160669A EP 2505691 B1 EP2505691 B1 EP 2505691B1
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Christophe Henzirohs
Guido Plankert
Thomas Froelicher
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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

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  • the invention relates to electrolytic deposition in the form of a gold alloy in a thick layer, as well as to its method of manufacture.
  • 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 a yellow-colored alloy by decreasing the quantity of copper contained in the alloy, however the cadmium is extremely toxic and banned in some countries.
  • the document EP 1 728 898 discloses a bath for the electroplating of 18K gold alloys in 2N or 3N colors using a gold-copper-silver alloy. To obtain the 3N color, the document EP 1 728 898 discloses a deposit of 75% gold, 12.5% copper and 12.5% silver.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a manufacturing method for the thick-layer deposition of a 3N yellow gold 18-carat gold alloy having neither zinc nor nickel. cadmium as major constituents.
  • the invention relates to a method for the electroplating of a gold alloy on an electrode immersed in a bath comprising gold metal, organometallic compounds, a wetting agent, a complexing agent, free cyanide, the alloying metals are copper metal and silver metal making it possible to deposit on the electrode a golden alloy of the brilliant mirror yellow type, characterized in that the bath has a mass proportion of about 21.53% gold, 78.31% copper and 0.16% silver.
  • the bath even with a very high concentration of copper makes it possible, according to the invention, to obtain a deposit substantially in a proportion of 75% of gold, 19% of copper and 6% of silver. corresponding to a deposit of 18 carats of yellow tint 3N and not pink 5N.
  • the invention also relates to an electrolytic deposit in the form of a gold alloy obtained from a process according to one of the preceding claims whose thickness is between 1 and 800 ⁇ m and which comprises copper characterized in that it comprises silver as the third main compound in a mass proportion of 75% gold, 19% copper and 6% silver to obtain a brilliant shade 3N.
  • the invention relates to an electrolytic deposition of a 3N gold alloy which, surprisingly, comprises principal compounds in order of importance which are Au-Cu-Ag and whose proportions are not known to obtain the 3N color, that is to say bright yellow.
  • gold alloy free of toxic metals or metalloids, in particular free of cadmium and zinc, 3N yellow, 200 ⁇ m thick, excellent gloss and having a very high resistance to wear and tarnishing.
  • the bath has a mass proportion of about 21.53% gold, 78.31% copper and 0.16% silver between these three main materials.
  • the electrolysis is preferably followed by a heat treatment at a temperature between 200 and 450 degrees Celsius for 1 to 30 minutes to obtain an optimal quality deposit.
  • the bath according to the invention makes it possible to obtain a deposit substantially in a proportion of 75% of gold, 19% of copper and 6% of silver corresponding to a deposit of shade 3N to 18 carats which is a very different proportion of the usual electrolytic deposits for this shade which are rather deposits according to substantially 75% of gold, 12.5% of copper and 12.5% of silver.
  • 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.
  • the electrolytic bath 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 platinized titanium, stainless steel, ruthenium, iridium or alloys of the latter two.
  • the bath may contain the following metals 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 an alkaline cyanide medium.

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  1. Verfahren zum galvanoplastischen Abscheiden einer Goldlegierung auf einer Elektrode, die in ein Bad eingetaucht ist, das Goldmetall, organometallische Verbindungen, ein Tensid, einen Komplexbildner und freies Cyanid, enthält, wobei die Legierungsmetalle Kupfermetall und Silbermetall sind, die ermöglichen, auf der Elektrode eine Legierung aus Gelbgold, das brillant spiegelt, abzulagern, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad einem Massenverhältnis von etwa 21,53 % Gold, 78,31 % Kupfer und 0,16 % Silber gehorcht.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad 1 bis 10 g/l Goldmetall in Doppelcyanidform aus Gold und Kalium enthält.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad 10 bis 60 g/l Kupfermetall in Kupferjodid-Form enthält.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad 10 mg/l bis 1 g/l Silbermetall in Doppelcyanidform aus Silber und Kalium enthält.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad 3 bis 35 g/l Cyanid enthält.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Tensid eine Konzentration im Bereich von 0,05 bis 10 ml/l aufweist.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Tensid unter den folgenden Typen gewählt ist: Polyoxyalkoilenic, Etherphosphat, Laurylsulfat, Diamethydodezylamin-N-Oxid, Dimethyldodecyl-Ammonium-Propansulfonat.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad ein Amin mit einer Konzentration im Bereich von 0,01 bis 5 ml/l enthält.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad ein Depolarisationsmittel mit einer Konzentration im Bereich von 0,1 bis 20 mg/l enthält.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Bad leitende Salze des Typs Phosphate, Carbonate, Citrate, Sulfate, Tartrate, Gluconate und/oder Phosphonate enthält.
  11. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Temperatur des Bades im Bereich von 50 bis 90 °C gehalten wird.
  12. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der pH-Wert des Bades im Bereich von 8 bis 12 gehalten wird.
  13. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren mit einer Stromdichte im Bereich von 0,05 bis 1,5 A/dm2 verwirklicht wird.
  14. Elektrolytische Ablagerung in Form einer Goldlegierung, die mit einem Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche erhalten wird, deren Dicke im Bereich von 1 bis 800 µm liegt und die Kupfer enthält, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie als dritte Hauptkomponente Silber gemäß einem Massenverhältnis von 75 % Gold, 19 % Kupfer und 6 % Silber enthält, was ermöglicht, ein 3N-brilliantes Aussehen zu erhalten.
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EP11160669.5A EP2505691B1 (de) 2011-03-31 2011-03-31 Verfahren zur Herhaltung einer Beschichtung aus einer Goldlegierung 18 Karat 3N
US13/427,558 US10053789B2 (en) 2011-03-31 2012-03-22 Method of obtaining a 18 caracts 3N gold alloy
CN201210113840.XA CN102732920B (zh) 2011-03-31 2012-03-30 18开3n金合金的制备方法
JP2012083556A JP5627629B2 (ja) 2011-03-31 2012-04-02 18カラット3n金合金およびこれの析出方法
HK13104533.1A HK1177235A1 (zh) 2011-03-31 2013-04-15 金合金的製備方法
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