Electrodeposition of magnesium and magnesium/aluminum alloys

Patent · Tue Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6239339

Mayer, A

Electrolytes and plating solutions for use in processes for electroplating and electroforming pure magnesium and alloys of aluminum and magnesium and also electrodeposition processes. An electrolyte of this invention is comprised of an alkali metal fluoride or a quaternary ammonium halide, dimethyl magnesium and/or diethyl magnesium, and triethyl aluminum and/or triisobutyl aluminum. An electrolyte may be dissolved in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent to form a plating solution. The proportions of the component compounds in the electrolyte are varied to produce essentially pure magnesium or magnesium/alumnum alloys having varying selected compositions.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4778575
• OSTI ID: 6239339
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALKYL RADICALS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DEPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTES
ELECTROPLATING
ELEMENTS
ETHYL RADICALS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
LYSIS
MAGNESIUM
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
METALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLATING
PROCESS SOLUTIONS
RADICALS
SOLUTIONS
SURFACE COATING