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PALLUNA® 468 Palladium-Nickel Electrolyte

PALLUNA® 468 Palladium-Nickel Electrolyte

For high-speed deposition in reel-to-reel equipment

PALLUNA® 468 is a weakly ammoniacal high-speed electrolyte for depositing palladium-nickel alloys in reel-to-reel equipment (selective dipping, jet plating, brush plating) and in reel-to-reel tab-plater.

Normally, coatings containing at least 80 % of palladium are deposited, the alloy composition can be adjusted by simply changing the palladium concentration in the electrolyte, however. The ductile layers are white, bright and they exhibit a good resistance to tarnishing and corrosion.

Electrolyte characteristics

Electrolyte type

Weakly ammoniacal

Metal content

20 (18 - 22) g/l Pd

pH value

7.5 (7.4 - 8.0)

Operating temperature

45 (43 - 47) °C

Current density range

up to 60 A/dm²

Plating speed

up to 16 μm/min

Anode material

Pt-Ti (type PLATINODE® Pt/Ti)

Coating characteristics

Coating

Palladium-nickel

Alloy composition

80 wt.% Pd 20 wt.% Ni

Colour of deposit

White

Brightness

Bright

Hardness

580 - 620 HV

Max. coating thickness

10 μm

Density of the coating

10.8 g/cm³

Solderability

Good

Elongation

Approx. 3 %

Bendability

2 μm crack-free

Bondability

(with fine gold flash) Good

Advantages

  • Improved abrasion resistance
  • High number of mating cycles
  • Low porosity and crack-free
  • Low internal stress
  • High plating speed
  • Constant alloy composition
  • Long bath life

Applications

  • Reel-to-reel equipment (selective dipping, jet plating, brush plating)

Downloads

  • Produktblatt-palluna-468-en-screen20190416.pdf

Your contact person

Markus Legeler

Markus Legeler

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