Abstract:
A COPPER PLATING BATH COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF A COPPER SALT AND FLUOBORIC ACID, EACH BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT, WHICH UPON DISSOLUTION IN AN AQUEOUS BATH PROVIDES A COPPER CONCENTRATION FROM 5 TO 35 GRAMS PER LITER AND FROM 100 TO 700 GRAMS PER LITER OF FLUOBORIC ACID. THE PLATING BATHS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION HAVE PARTICULAR EFFICACY IN THE COPPER PLATING OF RECESSED AREAS, SUCH AS PERFORATED SUBSTRATES FOR USE AS PRINTED CIRCUIT, BOARDS.
Abstract:
An acidic zinc electroplating bath comprising zinc fluoborate dissolved in an aqueous liquid containing as an iron- and metal oxide-deposition inhibitor a small effective amount of a mixture of a 4-hydroxy-, 4-alkyl- or aryl-, 5-acyl- or aroyl-piperidine and thiourea or N-substituted derivative thereof. The invention also includes an improved process for zinc-electroplating ferrous metals from such bath.