US4207150A
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Electroplating bath and process
Assignee: OMI International Corp
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Filing: 1979-05-15
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Granted: 1980-06-10
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Expires: 1999-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A non-cyanide zinc electroplating bath containing an effective brightening and leveling amount of a leveling and brightening agent comprising a bath soluble butyl nicotinate sulfate or sulfonated quaternary salt. The electroplating bath may further advantageously incorporate an effective brightening amount of a polyether compound as a supporting brightening agent and an effective leveling amount of methane sulfonic acid and salts thereof as a supporting leveling agent. The improved leveling of the bright electrodeposited zinc plate in accordance with the process aspects is attained over a relatively broad range of pH from about 2.0 to 7.5, and current density.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans G. Creutz, deceased
- 👤 Sylvia Martin
- 👤 Debra J. Saez
- 👤 Roy W. Herr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:44
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D3/00; C25D3/02; C25D3/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
An aqueous non-cyanide zinc electroplating bath having a pH of from about 2.0 to about 7.5 containing an amount, effective to provide leveling and brightening, of a primary leveling and brightening agent comprising a bath soluble butyl nicotinate quaternary salt of the formula: ##STR3## Wherein: R is CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or C 6 H 5 CH 2 , and X is R--O--SO 3 or R--SO 3
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
An aqueous non-cyanide zinc electroplating bath having a pH of from about 2.0 to about 7.5 containing an amount, effective to provide leveling and brightening, of a primary leveling and brightening agent comprising a bath soluble butyl nicotinate quaternary salt of the formula: ##STR3## Wherein: R is CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or C 6 H 5 CH 2 , and X is R--O--SO 3 or R--SO 3
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electroplating bath as defined in claim 1, in which there is included an effective brightening amount of a polyether compound as a supporting brightening agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electroplating bath as defined in claim 2, in which the polyether compound is selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, polyglycidols, ethoxylated phenols, ethoxylated naphthols, ethoxylated acetylenic glycols, ethoxylated olefin glycols, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electroplating bath as defined in claim 1, in which there is included an effective leveling amount of methane sulfonic acid and salts thereof as a supporting leveling agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electroplating bath as defined in claim 1, in which there is included effective brightening amounts of a polyether compound as a brightening agent and effective leveling amounts of methane sulfonic acid and salts thereof as a supporting leveling agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
An electroplating bath as defined in claim 5, in which the butyl nicotinate quaternary salt is present in the amount of about 0.5 mg/l to approximately 10.0 g/l, the polyether compound is present in an amount ranging from 0.25 to 20.0 g/l approximately, and the methane sulfonic acid is present in an amount ranging from about 0.005 to approximately 5.0 g/l.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An electroplating bath as defined in claim 1, in which the butyl nicotinate quaternary salt is selected from the group consisting of butyl nicotinate dimethyl sulfate quaternary, butyl nicotinate methyl methane sulfonate quaternary, butyl nicotinate diethyl sulfate quaternary, and butyl nicotinate p-methyl tosylate quaternary.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process for depositing a bright, smooth, adherent zinc plating on a substrate, which comprises a step of electrodepositing zinc from an aqueous non-cyanide zinc electroplating bath as defined in claim 1.
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