Electrodeposition of magnesium and magnesium/aluminum alloys

Patent · Wed Jan 20 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6338548

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/aluminum alloys having varying selected compositions.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7146626
• Application Number: ON: DE89010889
• OSTI ID: 6338548
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
DEPOSITION
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTES
ELEMENTS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INVENTIONS
LYSIS
MAGNESIUM
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
METALS
PLATING
SURFACE COATING