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Title: PRETREATING THORIUM FOR ELECTROPLATING

Abstract

A method is presented for pretreating a thorium surface prior to electroplating the surface. The pretreatment steps of the invention comprise cleaning by vapor blasting the surface, anodically pickling in a 5 to 15% by volume aqueous hydrochloric acid bath with a current of 125 to 250 amp/sq ft for 3 to 5 min at room temperature, chemically pickling the surface in a 5 to 15% by volume of aqueous sulfuric acid for 3 to 5 min at room temperature, and rinsing the surface with water.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4234598
Patent Number(s):
2897124
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS
NSA Number:
NSA-14-002687
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS; ANODES; CLEANING; CORROSION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METALLOGRAPHY; PICKLING; SOLUTIONS; SULFURIC ACID; SURFACES; THORIUM; VAPORS; WATER

Citation Formats

Beach, J G, and Schaer, G R. PRETREATING THORIUM FOR ELECTROPLATING. United States: N. p., 1959. Web.
Beach, J G, & Schaer, G R. PRETREATING THORIUM FOR ELECTROPLATING. United States.
Beach, J G, and Schaer, G R. Tue . "PRETREATING THORIUM FOR ELECTROPLATING". United States.
@article{osti_4234598,
title = {PRETREATING THORIUM FOR ELECTROPLATING},
author = {Beach, J G and Schaer, G R},
abstractNote = {A method is presented for pretreating a thorium surface prior to electroplating the surface. The pretreatment steps of the invention comprise cleaning by vapor blasting the surface, anodically pickling in a 5 to 15% by volume aqueous hydrochloric acid bath with a current of 125 to 250 amp/sq ft for 3 to 5 min at room temperature, chemically pickling the surface in a 5 to 15% by volume of aqueous sulfuric acid for 3 to 5 min at room temperature, and rinsing the surface with water.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 1959},
month = {Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 1959}
}

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