EP2606164A1 - Electrolyte and process for the deposition of copper-tin alloy layers - Google Patents

Electrolyte and process for the deposition of copper-tin alloy layers

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EP2606164A1
EP2606164A1 EP11749145.6A EP11749145A EP2606164A1 EP 2606164 A1 EP2606164 A1 EP 2606164A1 EP 11749145 A EP11749145 A EP 11749145A EP 2606164 A1 EP2606164 A1 EP 2606164A1
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copper
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Bernd Weyhmueller
Klaus Bronder
Uwe Manz
Frank Oberst
Mario Tomazzoni
Sascha Berger
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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
    • C25D3/58—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys containing more than 50% by weight of copper
    • 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
    • C25D3/60—Electroplating: Baths therefor from solutions of alloys containing more than 50% by weight of tin
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D7/00—Electroplating characterised by the article coated
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D17/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells for electrolytic coating
    • C25D17/16—Apparatus for electrolytic coating of small objects in bulk

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  • the present invention relates to an electrolyte and a process for depositing bronze alloys on consumer goods and industrial articles.
  • the electrolyte of the invention comprises, in addition to the metals to be deposited and additives such as wetting agents, complexing agents and brighteners, in particular thioether derivatives which have a positive effect in the corresponding process for the deposition of the bronzes .
  • Consumer goods or consumer articles as are defined in the consumer articles regulations are upgraded by means of thin, oxidation-stable metal layers for decorative reasons and to prevent corrosion. These layers have to be mechanically stable and should also display no tarnishing or wear phenomena on prolonged use. Since 2001, the sale of consumer goods coated with nickel- containing upgrading alloys has no longer been permitted in Europe under EU guideline 94/27/EC or been possible only with observance of strict conditions since nickel and nickel-containing metal layers are contact allergens. Bronze alloys in particular have become established as a replacement for nickel- containing upgrading layers, and mass-produced consumer goods can be upgraded inexpensively in electrochemical barrel or rack plating processes to produce allergen- free, attractive products by means of these.
  • the solderability of the resulting layer and if appropriate its mechanical adhesion are the critical properties of the layer to be produced.
  • the appearance of the layers is generally less important than their functionality.
  • the decorative effect (gloss and brightness) and durability of the resulting layer combined with an ideally unchanged appearance are the important target parameters .
  • Known processes for producing bronze layers include the conventional processes using cyanide-containing and thus highly toxic, alkaline baths and also various electrochemical processes which can, according to the composition of their electrolytes, usually be assigned to one of two main groups observed in the prior art: processes using electrolytes based on organosulfonic acid or processes using baths based on diphosphoric acid (pyrophosphoric acid) .
  • EP1111097A2 describes an electrolyte which contains an organosulfonic acid and ions of tin and of copper together with dispersants and brighteners and also optionally antioxidants.
  • EP1146148A2 describes a cyanide-free copper-tin electrolyte which is based on diphosphoric acid and contains the reaction product of an amine and an epichlorohydrin in a molar ratio of 1:1 together with a cationic surfactant.
  • the amine can be hexamethylene- tetramine. It is used in electrolytic deposition at current densities of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 and 3.0 A/dm 2 .
  • WO2004/005528 concerns a cyanide-free diphosphoric acid-copper-tin electrolyte which contains an additive composed of an amine derivative, an epichlorohydrin and a glycidyl ether compound in a molar ratio of 1:0.5-2:0.1-5. It was an object of this document to widen the current density range in which uniform deposition of the metals in a shiny layer can be achieved. It is explicitly stated that such deposition can only be achieved when the additive added is made up of all three of the abovementioned components. Cyanide-free acidic bronze electrolytes are likewise known. As such baths often contain one or more alkylsulfonic acids, usually in combination with further additives such as wetting agents, complexing agents, brighteners, etc.
  • EP1408141 Al discloses a process for the electro ⁇ chemical deposition of bronzes, in which an acidic electrolyte containing tin and copper ions together with an alkylsulfonic acid and an aromatic, nonionic wetting agent is used.
  • EP1874982A1 describes the deposition of bronzes from an electrolyte comprising copper and tin ions together with alkylsulfonic acids and a wetting agent. Sulfur compounds can advantageously also be present in the electrolyte proposed here. However, these are used here in combination with nonionic aromatic wetting agents.
  • EP1325175B1 likewise advises the presence of particular sulfur compounds of the general formula -R-Z-R'- in acidic bronze electrolytes.
  • the aim is to achieve equalization of the standard potentials of Cu(II) and Sn(II) ions by selective complexation of the copper.
  • the addition of antioxidants appears to be indispensable in order to prevent damaging Sn(II) oxidation.
  • Different coating processes are usually used in the electroplating industry as a function of the type and nature of the parts to be coated. The processes differ, inter alia, in respect of the current densities which can be employed. Mention may be made of essentially 3 different coating processes.
  • medium working current densities are employed (order of magnitude: 0.2-5 A/dm 2 )
  • the electrolyte comprises the following further constituents :
  • an ionic wetting agent in the form of a salt of a sulfonated or sulfated aromatic alkyl aryl ether compound
  • This electrolyte makes it possible to produce very uniform and extremely bright deposits of copper-tin bronzes on consumer goods and industrial articles, especially in the low current density range.
  • the electrolyte used has good stability, in particular in respect of Sn(IV) precipitates. This leads, completely surprisingly, to the addition of further antioxidants to the electrolyte to be dispensed with. In a preferred embodiment, no further antioxidants, in particular hydroquinone, catechol, resorcinol, phenolsulfonic acid, cresolsulfonic acid, etc., are therefore present in the electrolyte of the invention. This would not have been expected by a person skilled in the art in the light of the prior art.
  • the metals copper and tin or copper, tin and zinc to be deposited are present in solution as their ions.
  • the metals are used as salts with anions which are either already present in the electrolyte or do not lead to any increase in the concentration of an anion constituent in the electrolyte by further introduction of the corresponding metal salt. They are therefore very preferably introduced in the form of water-soluble salts which are preferably selected from the group consisting of alkylsulfonates, carbonates, hydroxidecarbonates , hydrogencarbonates , hydroxides, oxidehydroxides , oxides or combinations thereof.
  • the metals can also be introduced in the form of a soluble anode into the electrolyte in a preferred embodiment.
  • the type and amount of salts introduced in the electrolytes can be decisive for the color of the resulting decorative bronze layers and can be set according to customer requirements.
  • the metals to be deposited are, as indicated, present in ionically dissolved form in the electrolyte for the application of decorative bronze layers on consumer goods and industrial articles.
  • the ion concentration of copper can be set in the range from 0.2 to 10 g/1 of electrolyte, preferably from 0.3 to 4 g/1 of electrolyte, the ion concentration of tin can be set in the range from 1.0 to 30 g/1 of electrolyte, preferably 2-20 g/1 of electrolyte, and, if present, the ion concentration of zinc can be set in the range from 0.5 to 20 g/1 of electrolyte, preferably 1-3 g/1 of electrolyte .
  • the electrolyte of the invention is an acidic electrolyte based on one or more alkylsulfonic acids.
  • concentration of the acids in the electrolyte can vary in the range 100-300 ml/1 of electrolyte, preferably 150-250 ml/1 and very particularly preferably about 200 ml/1.
  • alkylsul fonic acids in the electrolyte it is possible to use those which would be considered by a person skilled in the art for such purposes.
  • the term alkyl refers to a linear or any type of branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 5 and very particularly preferably from 1 to 3, carbon atoms.
  • alkylsulfonic acids selected from the group consisting of methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid and n-propanesulfonic acid.
  • the abovementioned metals to be deposited are advantageously used in the form of the water-soluble alkanesulfonate salts.
  • very particular preference is given to introducing the metals to be deposited as salts of methanesulfonic acid in such a way that the resulting ion concentration is in the range from 0.3 to 4 gram of copper, from 2 to 20 gram of tin and from 0 to 3 gram of zinc, in each case per liter of electrolyte.
  • the electrolyte used contains ionic wetting agents/brighteners .
  • the wetting agents are formed from salts of a sulfonated or sulfated aromatic alkyl aryl ether compound. Such wetting agents are adequately known to those skilled in the art ("Die galvanische Abscheidung von Zinn und Zinnlegtechniken", Manfred Jordan, Eugen G. Leuze Verlag, Bad Saulgau) .
  • the sulfonated or sulfated aromatic alkyl aryl ether compounds used contain an alkyl group joined via an oxygen bridge to an aryl radical.
  • alkyl refers to a radical which in the present case contains a linear or a type of branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 5 and very particularly preferably from 1 to 3, carbon atoms.
  • aryl radicals it is possible for a person skilled in the art to select those which can be subsumed under the formulae (C7-C19) -alkylaryl, (C6-Ci 8 )- aryl, (C7-C19) -aralkyl, (C 3 -Ci 8 ) -heteroaryl, (C4-C19) - alkylheteroaryl , (C4-C19) -heteroaralkyl .
  • alkyl aryl ether compound selected from the group consisting of aryl ethoxylates, in particular ⁇ -naphthol ethoxylate, nonylphenol ethoxylate.
  • the sulfonated or sulfated position can be present either in the aromatic or in the aliphatic part of the compound. It is preferably present in the aromatic part of the compound.
  • alkali metal salts or ammonium ions of the corresponding acids are particularly advantageously selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium.
  • This additive e.g. sodium salt of sulfonated or sulfated aryl ethoxylates, in particular Na salt of sulfonated and sulfated alkylphenol ethoxylates
  • this brightener acts as wetting agent.
  • the wetting agents mentioned are advantageously used in a concentration of 0.01-10 ml/1 of electrolyte, preferably 0.2-5 ml/1 of electrolyte and particularly preferably 0.5-1 ml/1 of electrolyte.
  • a complexing agent should likewise be present in the electrolyte.
  • the complexing agent has, inter alia, the task of preventing any Sn(IV) ions formed from being precipitated as tin dioxide. Without addition of complexing agents, the electrolyte becomes turbid due to the tin dioxide formed after only a short time. The bronze depositions become increasingly matt as a result. The turbidity caused by finely divided Sn0 2 significantly increases the consumption of other organic additives. The addition of the complexing agent greatly reduces the degree to which the electrolyte becomes turbid and the quality of the bronze layers remains constantly good (shiny and white) with increasing usage of the bath and the consumption of organic additives being minimized.
  • complexing agents it is possible to select those compounds which would be considered for this purpose by a person skilled in the art.
  • the preferred compounds are based on (hydroxy) dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids. Particular preference is given to using complexing agents selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, citric acid, maleic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid. Very particular preference is given to malic acid in this context.
  • the complexing agents mentioned are advantageously used in a concentration of 1-300 g/1 of electrolyte, preferably 20-200 g/1 of electrolyte, particularly preferably 50-150 g/1 of electrolyte.
  • the electrolyte of the invention is also admixed with one or more dialkyl thioether derivatives.
  • dialkyl thioether derivatives e.g. thiodiglycol propoxylate or thiodiglycol ethoxylate
  • alkyl radicals it is again possible to use those mentioned above.
  • the alkyl radicals may be substituted by further functional groups. The latter can preferably be selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, carboxylic acid (ester), thiol, amino.
  • dialkyl thioether derivatives are advantageously used in a concentration of 0.01-20 g/l of electrolyte, preferably 0.1-5 g/l of electrolyte, particularly preferably 0.3-1 g/l of electrolyte.
  • the pH of the electrolyte is in the strongly acidic range because of the addition of the acids. It is set so that a range from -1 to 4, preferably a range from -0.5 to 2 and very particularly preferably a pH of about 1, results.
  • the present invention proposes an electrolytic deposition process for the electrochemical application of bronze alloy layers to consumer goods and industrial articles, in which the substrates to be coated are dipped into an electrolyte according to the invention and an appropriate flow of current is provided.
  • the preferred embodiments of the electrolyte which have been discussed above apply analogously to the process presented here.
  • the electrolyte is preferably heated to a temperature in the range from 20 to 40°C, preferably about 30°C. It is possible to set a current density which is in the range from 0.01 to 100 Ampere per square decimeter [A/dm 2 ] and is dependent on the type of the plating facility. Thus, current densities in the range from 0.01 to 0.75 A/dm 2 are preferred, from 0.025 to 0.5 A/dm 2 are more preferred and about 0.1-0.3 A/dm 2 are very particularly preferred, in barrel plating processes.
  • soluble anodes preference is given to using anodes composed of a material selected from the group consisting of electrolytic copper, phosphorus-containing copper, tin, copper-tin alloy, copper-zinc alloy and copper-tin-zinc alloy. Particular preference is given to combinations of different soluble anodes composed of these materials .
  • the preferred anodes for the copper- tin electrolyte based on alkylsulfonic acid are copper- tin alloy anodes having a copper content of from ⁇ 90% by weight to >50% by weight and a tin content of from >10% by weight to ⁇ 50% by weight.
  • the anodes more preferably comprise 85-60% by weight of copper and 40-15% by weight of tin.
  • the copper content of the anode is very preferably about 4 times the tin content. This is also the case when other elements such as, preferably, zinc are optionally present in the soluble anode .
  • the electrolyte also does not contain any materials which are harmful to health, which is a further advantage over other copper-tin electrolyte systems based on methanesulfonic acid.
  • antioxidants inter alia, are normally used to prevent oxidation of tin.
  • hydroquinone carcinogenic
  • catechol catechol
  • resorcinol both harmful to health
  • (C6-Cis) -aryl is an aromatic system which is made up entirely of from 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
  • such systems are selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, etc.
  • (C7-C19) -Alkylaryl radicals are radicals which bear a (Ci-Cs) -alkyl radical on the (C6-Cis) -aryl radical.
  • (C7-C19) -Aralkyl radicals are radicals which have a (C6-Cis) -aryl radical on a (Ci-C 8 ) -alkyl radical by which the radical is bound to the molecule concerned.
  • (C 3 -Ci 8 ) -heteroaryl radicals are aromatic systems having at least three carbon atoms. Further heteroatoms are additionally present in the aromatic system. These are preferably nitrogen and/or sulfur. Such heteroaromatics may be found, for example, in the Bayer-Walter, Lehrbuch der Organischen Chemie, S. Hirzel Verlag, 22nd edition, p. 703 ff.
  • (C4-C19) - alkylheteroaryl is a (C3-C18) -heteroaryl radical which is supplemented by a (Ci-C 8 ) -alkyl substituent. Bonding to the molecule concerned is via the heteroaromatics.
  • (C4-C19) -Heteroaralkyl is a (C 3 -Ci 8 )- heteroaryl radical which is bound to the molecule concerned via a (Ci-C 8 ) -alkyl substituent.
  • Electrolyte formulation according to the invention is a mixture of:
  • the optimal current density range for barrel applications is from 0.1 to 0.3 A/dm 2 .
  • the anodes for the copper-tin electrolyte based on methanesulfonic acid are copper-tin alloy anodes having a copper content of 80% by weight and a tin content of 20% by weight [commercially available from Goodfellow GmbH] .
  • Density of the coating about 8.2 g/cm 3 (calculated)
  • Anodes Cu-Sn 80/20 1 liter glass beaker/200 rpm/6 cm magnetic stirrer bar/ movement of goods
  • the experimental depositions were carried out on 0.5 dm 2 brass plates at 0.2 A/dm 2 /10 min and 0.5 A/dm 2 /5 min.
  • dialkyl thioether derivative was replaced by the following substances (see table) in these experiments.

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