White Palladium 10 Gramm per Liter
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Product information "White Palladium 10 Gramm per Liter"
White Palladium Electrolyte - White Palladium Bath - with 10 Gram per Liter - The allergen-free alternative to nickel!
White palladium electroplating or coating with palladium is a rather rarely used galvanic coating. However, white palladium plating can offer some advantages, especially as a substitute for electroplating nickel with a nickel electrolyte.
The advantages of white palladium electrolyte compared to electroless nickel plating:
Typically, a nickel electrolyte is used to apply a barrier layer of nickel between copper and gold, preventing the two metals from mixing. However, a palladium plating offers several distinct advantages over the nickel electrolyte:
White palladium is more noble than nickel, meaning no surface corrosion occurs, and the palladium does NOT require extra activation prior to gold plating as nickel does.
The deposition rate and efficiency are excellent, which means there is no unwanted gas evolution.
The electrolyte deposits bright silvery white, very light palladium which can be used as a bright "finish". Gold plating with the Betzmann gold electrolyte for pin electroplating achieves an optimum result on palladium.
White palladium, in contrast to nickel electrolyte, is not carcinogenic and is therefore also permitted for private users!
A very good combination for gold plating of almost all metals is:
Alkaline or acid copper depending on the metal, palladium and finally gold.
All necessary electrolytes are available in our store.
White palladium can be plated on the following metals:
Copper, nickel, brass, silver, gold, on all dechromed surfaces.
Recommended voltages: Pin electroplating: from 3 volts - Bath electroplating: 3 - 4 volts.
Recommended is graphite electrode or platinum electrode from our store.
Palladium content: 10 grams per liter
Main benefits;
- Makes a great alternative to rhodium plating giving an authentic 18 carat white gold or platinum plated look.
- palladium plating solution (unlike rhodium) doesn’t etch materials made of calcium carbonate such as pearl and coral, so you won’t have to worry about masking out these materials before submerging them in your palladium plating bath.
- can be used as a substitute for nickel as a barrier layer for gold plating on copper and its alloys.
- can be used as an alternative to silver as it doesn’t tarnish and is hard-wearing.
- Very low porosity – excellent for corrosion protection.
- Readily wettable by solder and dissolves a lot more slowly than gold in the solder making it an excellent top coat over gold for electrical contacts.
Operating Parameters and Deposit Data
| Voltage Range | 3.0 – 3.5 |
| Temperature | 18 – 25 °C |
| Palladium Concentration | 10g/l |
| Electrode | Carbon or Platinum |
| Palladium content in plate | 99.9% (balance carbon, nitrogen) |
| Lightness (L*) of deposit | 65 (Cielab) |
| Plating Rate at (3.5 volts, carbon electrode) | 0.6 micron per minute |
| Hardness | 488 Hv |
| Density of deposit | 11.85 g/cm3 |
| Stress | Stressed |
| Special storage requirements | None |
| Shelf life | 1 – 2 years |
| Health and Safety classification | Irritant |
| Special considerations | None |
| Transport (UN number) | None: Not classified as dangerous for transport |
Hazard statements
H315 Causes skin irritation.
H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects.
Precautionary statements
P270 Do not eat, drink, or smoke when using this product.
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
P332 If skin irritation occurs:
P313 Get medical advice/attention.
P362 Take off contaminated clothing.
P364 Wash before reuse.
P305 IF IN EYES:
P351 Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes.
P338 Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P337 If eye irritation persists:
P313 Get medical advice/attention.
HS Code 38249970