Acidic electrolyte for decorative black coatings up to 0.5 μm layer thickness. Good colour constancy, simple bath maintenance, easy-to-use batch type.
Metal content in the deposit wt.% | Alloy compo- nents | Colour of deposit | Max. coating thickness μm |
Metal content g/l | pH- value | Current density A/dm2 |
Plating speed μm/min approx. values | Anode Material |
>95 | Cu | Anthracite (black) | 0.5 | 5 | 1.4 (1.0-1.5) |
1.0 (0.5-2.0) | 0.08 | Pt/Ti (2.5 μm Pt), Ir MMO PLATINODE® 177 |