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Elektroplating Silver: Ari Tommy Pranata Berry Supran
Elektroplating Silver: Ari Tommy Pranata Berry Supran
Ari
Tommy pranata
Berry
Supran
Characteristic properties of
silver:
Very highthermal conductivity(highest of all
metals);
Very high electrical conductivity (highest of all
metals) and low contact electrical resistance;
Highductility;
Good chemical resistance (silver is attacked
only by nitric acid , hot sulfuric acid and
ozone);
Bright lustrous appearance.
1. precleaning
2. Soak cleaning
3. Rinse
4. Preservation *
5. Rinse *
6. Stainless *
7. Rinse *
8. Rinse ( aqua DM / distilled water )
9. ELEKTROPLATING silver
10. Rinse ( aqua DM / distilled water )
11. Rinse
12. Anti- tarnish ( eg lacquare , organic or rhodium plating ) *
13. Rinse
14. drying
Chemicals needed :
Silver strike
Silver
Silver
strike process
Bath compositions for silver strike
Silver(Ag):
Silver
Silver
Silver
Operating conditions:
Anodes: silver or stainless steel
Cathode current density: 20-25 A/ft2(2.2-2.7 A/dm2)
Voltage: 6-8 V
Temperature: room
Striking time: 0.5-1 min, 5 min for barrel plating
The plated parts should be electrically connected before entering the bath )
Barrel plating:
Silver(Ag): 3 oz/gal (22.5 g/l)
Free potassium cyanide (KCN): 15 oz/gal (110 g/l)
Potassium carbonate (K2CO3): 13 oz/gal (100 g/l) maximum
Water: reminder
Operating conditions:
Anodes: silver or stainless steel
Cathode current density: 25 A/ft2(2.5 A/dm2)
Temperature: room
Cathode agitation: cathode rod movements 6-15 ft/min (2-6 m/min)
Filtration: at least 1 turnover/hour
Silver consumption: 0.13 oz/A*hr (4 g/A*HR)
Time for deposition 1 m (0.04 inch) at 1.5 A/dm 2: 1 min.
Non-cyanide
silver plating
Environmental and safety considerations have stimulated development of cyanidefree silver plating formulations.
Non-cyanide
bath compositions:
Silver(Ag):
0.5-1.0 M
Potassium carbonate (K2CO3): 0.2 M
Succinimide (C4H5NO2): 0.5-0.7 M
Water: reminder
Silver
Silver
Deffect
1.Keretakan
2.Permukaan menjadi kasar karena tidak
bersih
3.Perpindahan dari anoda ke katoda tidak
bagus akibat jarak
4.Permukaan terbakar karena temperatur
tinggi
Deffect terjadi jika salah satu parameter
tidak sesuai
Parameter yang mempengaruhi hasil plating
yaitu tegangan(voltage), elektrolit, jarak