PALLUNA® 459 Palladium Electrolyte The intermediate layer as the perfect diffusion barrier for jewelry PALLUNA® 459 deposits brillant, bright and extremely low-pore pure palladium layers. It can be used as pre-palladium, as a diffusion barrier before rhodium plating or gold plating or as a final layer for decorative applications. The palladium electrolyte is very easy to use. Due to the excellent throwing power, expensive precious metal can be saved, making this electrolyte economically attractive. Electrolyte characteristics Electrolyte type ammoniacal Metal content 1.5 - 2 g/l pH value as pre-palladium 7.0 - 7.2 as final layer 8.5 - 9 Operating temperature 25 - 30 °C Current density range approx. 0.5 A/dm² Plating speed up to 0.07 μm/min Anode material MMO (type PLATINODE® 167) Coating c