US3020217A - Mirror bright gold alloy electroplating - Google Patents
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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
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- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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- This invention relates to a process and composition for the production of mirror bright alloy gold.
- Among the objects of the invention is to provide a process and composition for electroplating a pale yellow gold alloy layer of any desired thickness onto a basis metal.
- One phase of this invention is based on the discovery that an antimony compound can be added to a gold cyanide electroplating bath to produce a pale yellow gold alloy deposit under certain conditions.
- an antimony compound can be added to a gold cyanide electroplating bath to produce a pale yellow gold alloy deposit under certain conditions.
- an antimony compound can be added to a gold cyanide electrolyte solution to produce an electrodeposit having a dull gray or black appearance depending on the conditions of operation and the concentrations added.
- the condition under which a pale yellow deposit from such a combination is obtained according to the present invention is that a proportion of a polyhydric alcohol be added to the electroplating hath.
- Suitable antimony compounds which may be added to the bath include antimonyoxide, antimony tartrate, etc.
- Potassium gold cyanide (67% Au) 0.5 to 4 oz. (troy).
Description
OR BRIGHT GOLD ALLOY ELECTRO- PLATING Edwin Cornell Rinker, Morristown, N.J., assignor to Sel- Rex Precious Metals, Inc., Belleville, N.J., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Filed Oct. 1?, 1956, Ser. No. 616,948
3 Claims. (Cl. 204-43) This invention relates to a process and composition for the production of mirror bright alloy gold.
Among the objects of the invention is to provide a process and composition for electroplating a pale yellow gold alloy layer of any desired thickness onto a basis metal.
Among other objects of the invention is to provide a process and composition for electroplating a mirror bright pale yellow gold alloy layer of any desired thickness onto a basis metal.
Heretofore the cyanides of nickel, cobalt, silver or cadmium have been added to gold cyanide solutions to provide electrolytes which under certain conditions are capable of producing flash deposits having a desirable pale yellow color. However, deposits of over a few millionths of an inch in thickness became dull and required scratchbrushing or bufling to produce a satisfactory luster.
One phase of this invention is based on the discovery that an antimony compound can be added to a gold cyanide electroplating bath to produce a pale yellow gold alloy deposit under certain conditions. Ordinarily the addition of an antimony compound to a gold cyanide electrolyte solution produces an electrodeposit having a dull gray or black appearance depending on the conditions of operation and the concentrations added. The condition under which a pale yellow deposit from such a combination is obtained according to the present invention is that a proportion of a polyhydric alcohol be added to the electroplating hath.
Another phase of the invention is based on the discovery that when an anionic surface active or wetting agent is added to the gold cyanide bath containing the antimony salt and polyhydric alcohol the yellow alloy gold deposits become mirror bright. The electrodeposits upon highly buffed mirror-bright surfaces maintain the brilliance up to and over .001 of an inch in thickness. Even upon unfinished or scratch-brushed surfaces, the deposit tends to build brightness or to level as the thickness of the deposit increases.
Suitable antimony compounds which may be added to the bath include antimonyoxide, antimony tartrate, etc.
Suitable polyhydric alcohols include glycerol, sorbitol, diethylene glycol, mannitol, etc.
The anion active wetting agent added to produce the mirror bright surface may be a sulfonated oil such as sulfonated castor oil, another sulfonated vegetable oil, a sulfonated mineral oil, etc.
Other conventional components of the gold cyanide plating baths such as alkali metal cyanides and free alkali metal hydroxide may be added to the bath.
The range of proportions of the components, per gallon of water, is as follows:
Potassium cyanide 4 to 16 02. Potassium gold cyanide (67% Au) 0.5 to 4 oz. (troy). Potassium hydroxide 2 to 6 oz. Antimony salt 0.02 to 0.5 oz. (calculated as antimony).
Polyhydric alcohol 30 to 120 cc. Anion active wetting agent 10-90 cc.
nite States 3,020,217 Patented Feb. 6, i962 ice The invention both as to its organization and its method of operation toget. er with additional objects and advantages thereof Will best be understood from the following description of specific embodiments thereof.
Example 1 A metal body was prepared for plating by cleaning and scratch brushing. The body was made the cathode in a bath containing the following ingredients per gallon of water.
Potassium cyanide oz 12 Potassium gold cyanide oz 1.5
Potassium hydroxide oz 4 Potassium antimonyl tartrate oz 1.25
Glycerol cc Sulfonated castor oil cc 10 Troy.
The bath was operated at a temperature of about 80 F. and at a current density of 5 amperes per square foot. At this current density, .001 of yellow gold was deposited on the body in approximately minutes. The bath was rapidly agitated during the plating. Even though the surface of the body was finished only by scratch brushing, the gold plated surface had a fairly bright appearance.
Example 2 The process was conducted as in Example 1 except that a polished steel body was used as the basis metal.
After plating for 35 minutes at a current density of 4 amperes per square foot, a mirror bright layer of gold 0.0004" thick was deposited on the body.
The features and principles underlying the invention described above in connection with specific exemplifications will suggest to those skilled in the art many other modifications thereof. It is accordingly desired that the appended claims shall not be limited to any specific feature or details thereof.
I claim:
1. A process for the electrodeposition of gold which comprises electrolyzing a gold cyanide bath containing, per gallon, the following ingredients within the range of proportions specified:
to form a bright yellow gold deposit.
2. A process for the electrodeposition of gold which comprises electrolyzing a gold cyanide bath containing, per gallon, the following ingredients within the range of proportions specified:
Potassium cyanide oz 12 Potassium gold cyanide oz 1 1.5
Potassium hydroxide oz 4.0
Potassium antimony] tartrate -oz 1.25
Glycerol cc 80 Sulfonated castor oil cc 10 Troy.
to form a bright yellow gold deposit.
3. An electrolyte for depositing bright, pale yellow gold coatings consisting of an aqueous solution containing per gallon of water, 4 to 16 oz. of potassium cyanide, 0.5 to 2.5 oz. (troy) of potassium gold cyanide, 2 to 6 oz. of potassium hydroxide, 0.02 to 0.5 oz. of a soluble antimony compound calculated as antimony, 30 to 120 cc. of polyhydric alcohol and 10 to 90 cc. of sulfonated oil.
References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Powell et al. Apr. 5, DcLong Oct. 6, Greenspan Feb. 21, I Fischer et al. July 23, Secgrniller Aug. 6, Waltz Nov. 26, Breining et al. Feb. 11,
Claims (1)
1. A PROCESS FOR THE ELECTRODEPOSITIOIN OF GOLD WHICH COMPRISES ELECTROLYZING A GOLD CYANIDE BATH CONTAINING, PER GALLON, THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS WITHIN THE RANGE OF PROPORTIONS SPECIFIED:
Priority Applications (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US616948A US3020217A (en) | 1956-10-19 | 1956-10-19 | Mirror bright gold alloy electroplating |
| GB31319/57A GB847957A (en) | 1956-10-19 | 1957-10-07 | Electrolytic production of alloy gold |
| DES55485A DE1085741B (en) | 1956-10-19 | 1957-10-10 | Antimony-containing electrolyte solution to produce shiny, light yellow gold coatings |
| CH360567D CH360567A (en) | 1956-10-19 | 1957-10-15 | Process for the galvanic production of shiny, light yellow gold coatings |
| FR1184396D FR1184396A (en) | 1956-10-19 | 1957-10-15 | Gold alloy having the shine of a mirror |
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| US616948A US3020217A (en) | 1956-10-19 | 1956-10-19 | Mirror bright gold alloy electroplating |
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Cited By (5)
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| US3380898A (en) * | 1965-06-18 | 1968-04-30 | Sel Rex Corp | Electrolyte and method for electrodepositing a pink gold alloy |
| US3380814A (en) * | 1965-06-18 | 1968-04-30 | Sel Rex Corp | Electrolyte and method for coating articles with a gold-copper-antimony alloy and article thereof |
| US3427231A (en) * | 1965-07-21 | 1969-02-11 | Litton Systems Inc | Method of electroplating and electroforming gold in an ultrasonic field |
| US3475292A (en) * | 1966-02-10 | 1969-10-28 | Technic | Gold plating bath and process |
| US3926748A (en) * | 1974-06-28 | 1975-12-16 | Amp Inc | Electrodeposition of gold-antimony alloys and compositions therefor |
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| US2113517A (en) * | 1935-01-26 | 1938-04-05 | Johnson Matthey Co Ltd | Electrodeposition of silver |
| US2654702A (en) * | 1948-09-03 | 1953-10-06 | Dow Chemical Co | Electrodepostion of metal from alkaline cyanide bath |
| US2735808A (en) * | 1955-01-31 | 1956-02-21 | Mirror bright silver plating | |
| US2800439A (en) * | 1954-06-26 | 1957-07-23 | Degussa | Bright metal plating |
| US2801960A (en) * | 1956-09-06 | 1957-08-06 | Seegmiller Robert | Gold plating process |
| US2814589A (en) * | 1955-08-02 | 1957-11-26 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Method of plating silicon |
| US2823176A (en) * | 1953-11-30 | 1958-02-11 | Gen Motors Corp | Antimony plating bath and process |
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| US2113517A (en) * | 1935-01-26 | 1938-04-05 | Johnson Matthey Co Ltd | Electrodeposition of silver |
| US2654702A (en) * | 1948-09-03 | 1953-10-06 | Dow Chemical Co | Electrodepostion of metal from alkaline cyanide bath |
| US2823176A (en) * | 1953-11-30 | 1958-02-11 | Gen Motors Corp | Antimony plating bath and process |
| US2800439A (en) * | 1954-06-26 | 1957-07-23 | Degussa | Bright metal plating |
| US2735808A (en) * | 1955-01-31 | 1956-02-21 | Mirror bright silver plating | |
| US2814589A (en) * | 1955-08-02 | 1957-11-26 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Method of plating silicon |
| US2801960A (en) * | 1956-09-06 | 1957-08-06 | Seegmiller Robert | Gold plating process |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3380898A (en) * | 1965-06-18 | 1968-04-30 | Sel Rex Corp | Electrolyte and method for electrodepositing a pink gold alloy |
| US3380814A (en) * | 1965-06-18 | 1968-04-30 | Sel Rex Corp | Electrolyte and method for coating articles with a gold-copper-antimony alloy and article thereof |
| US3427231A (en) * | 1965-07-21 | 1969-02-11 | Litton Systems Inc | Method of electroplating and electroforming gold in an ultrasonic field |
| US3475292A (en) * | 1966-02-10 | 1969-10-28 | Technic | Gold plating bath and process |
| US3926748A (en) * | 1974-06-28 | 1975-12-16 | Amp Inc | Electrodeposition of gold-antimony alloys and compositions therefor |
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| DE1085741B (en) | 1960-07-21 |
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