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Bath and method for electroplating tin and/or lead

US4135991A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1977
Grant dateJan 23, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 12, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25D3/60
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aqueous acid plating bath for electrodeposition of tin, lead or tin-lead alloys on a substrate is described and comprises at least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of a stannous salt, a lead salt or a mixture of stannous and lead salts, and as a brightener agent, an effective amount of at least one alkoxylated amine of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a fatty acid alkyl group containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, PA1 R.sup.1 is an alkylene radical containing up to about 5 carbon atoms, PA1 R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently an ethylene or propylene group, PA1 A is 0 or 1, and PA1 X, y and z are each independently integers from 1 to about 30, and the sum of x, y, and z is an integer of from about 2 to about 50. Methods for the electrodeposition of tin, lead, or tin-lead alloys from such baths as well as additive compositions for forming the baths also are described.

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