BRIGHT SILVER ELECTROLYTE FOR ELECTROFORMING
ARGUNA® 621 EF is a silver electrolyte, especially to produce noble hollow jewellery. A layer with high thickness can be deposited on mandrels made conductive. The electrolyte works with wax and metal cores. It can be used within a wide current density range and is suitable for relatively high temperature ranges (40 degrees Celsius). Its good throwing power results in a uniform layer thickness distribution. The surfaces are bright and brilliant white, without blue cast and have a fineness of 99.9 percent silver.


Advantages
• Bright silver electrolyte for producing hollow jewellery on wax and metal cores
• Suitable for relatively high temperature ranges (40 degrees Celsius)
• Surfaces are brilliant white
• Wide current density range
• Very good throwing power, therefore, uniform thickness distribution


Applications
• Electroforming
• Hollow jewellery





ELECTROLYTE CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

COATING CHARACTERISTICS

 

Electrolyte type

Alkaline-cyanide

 

Coating

Fine silver

Metal content

40 (35 - 45) g/l Ag

 

Alloy composition

99.9 wt.% Ag

 pH value

No control required

 

Colour of deposit

Brilliant white

Operating temperature

40 to max. 45 °C

 

Brightness

Bright

Current density range

1 - 2 A/dm²

 

Hardness of deposit
HV 0.015 (Vickers)
approx. values

85 - 185 HV

 Plating speed 

Approx. 0.6 μm/min
at 1.0 A/dm²
Approx. 1.2 μm/min
at 2.0 A/dm²

 

Density of the coating

Approx. 10.5 g/cm³

Anode material

Fine silver