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Galvanic gold alloying bath

US5006208A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1990
Grant dateApr 9, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25D3/62
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Yellow to rose-colored gold alloy coatings with copper and silver are obtained from stable galvanic baths with a pH of 8.5 to 11 containing, 1 to 15 g/liter gold as potassium gold (I) cyanide, 5 to 50 g/liter copper as potassium copper (I) cyanide, 0.05 to 5 g/liter silver as potassium silver (I) cyanide and dipotassium hydrogenphosphate as well as alkali cyanides in amounts of up to 10 g/liter and 0.1-1 mg/liter potassium selenocyanate.

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