Process for electroless deposition of metals on zirconium materials

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:863103

Donaghy, Robert E ^[1]

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1. Wilmington, NC

A process for the electroless deposition of a metal layer on an article comprised of zirconium or a zirconium alloy is disclosed. The article is activated in an aged aqueous solution comprising from about 10 to about 20 grams per liter ammonium bifluoride and from about 0.75 to about 2 grams per liter of sulfuric acid. The solution is aged by immersion of pickled zirconium in the solution for at least about 10 minutes. The loosely adhering film formed on the article in the activating step is removed and the article is contacted with an electroless plating solution containing the metal to be deposited on the article upon sufficient contact with the article.

• DOE Contract Number: EN-7-7C-02-4473
• Assignee: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4093756
• OSTI ID: 863103
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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20
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liter
ammonium
bifluoride
75
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zirconium materials
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