Method for electroplating high-impact plastics
US5846665A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12569
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for plating a high impact resistant plastic, particularly a polycarbonate substrate which has been modified with up to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The surface of the plastic is first conditioned with a halogenated organic solvent conditioner, preferably 1-3-dichloro-2-propanol, prior to electroless plating and the electrochemical deposition of the desired metal layer.
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