lized with a light beam emitted by an extimer laser; the second step consisting of immersing the irradiated plastic piece in at least one autocatalytic bath containing metal ions and without palladium, said immersion inducing the deposit of metal ions onto the irradiated surface area to form a metal film resulting in the selective metallization of the surface; and the third step consisting of thermally processing the metallized plastic piece to induce diffusion of the deposited metal film into the polymer plastic material.
Electroless Gold Plating Solution
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Black Oxide on Aluminum U.S. Patent5,601,663. Feb. 11, 1997 R. Rungta et a/., assignors to General Motors Cop, Detroit
A fluorinated powder coating for galvanized steel, consisting essentially of a resin component consisting of 60 to 90% of at least one vinylidene fluoride copolymer having a melting temperature below 150°C: and 40 to 10% of at least one compatible resin; and, 1 to 35 parts by weight of at least one pigment per 100 parts by weight of the resin component.
A process for treating an aluminum-copper’ or an aluminum-silicon alloy to improve adhesion of metal layers to the alloy comprising contacting with an acidic tin immersion composition to produce a tin immersion coating on the alloy; contacting the tin immersion coating with an etchant to substantially remove the tin immersion coating to produce an etched alloy surface having a microporous structure; further coating the microporous structure with a metal by an immersion metal coating process to yield an immersion metal coated aluminum substrate; and electrolytically coating the immersion metal coated aluminum substrate with a metal.
An electroless gold plating solution containing gold as a gold alkali metal dyanide, a boron-based reducing agent, and an alkali metal hydroxide as a pH adjustor, wherein 5 to 99 mg/L of sodium nitrobenzenesulfonate, p-nitrobenzoic acid, or mixtures thereof are added.
Steel U.S. Patent 5,599,673. Feb. 4, 1997 E. Verwey et al, assignors to Fina Research S.A., Fehy, Belgium
U.S. Pafent 5,601,695. Feb. 11, 1997 K Muranusbi, assignor lo Alotech U.S.A. Inc., Somerset, N.J.
U.S. Pafent5,607,637. Feb. II, 1997 H. Wachi and K Otani, assignors to Hecfiuplafmg Engineers of Japan ltd., Tokyo
A solution for forming a black oxide on a surface of an aluminum containing metal, the solution comprising, per liter, 0.05 to 0.8 g of tolyltriazole, 0.2 to 1.5 g of sebacic acid, 15 to 50 ml of hexanoic acid, distilled water, 1.6 to 3.2 g of sddium chloride, 1.5 to 3.0 g of sodium sulfate, 1.4 to 2.8 g of sodium bicarbonate, and a substance for maintaining the pH of the solution at 7.5 to 8.5 at a temperature of 80 to 90°C.
Silver Plating Bath U.S. Pafent5,601,696. Feb. 11, 1997 1 Asekatve, assignor to Nectroplatmg Engineers of Jepan Ltd., Tokyo
A silver electroplating bath consisting of at least one inorganic acid salt of silver used as a silver compound and at least one
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