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PALLUNA® ACF-200 Palladium-Nickel Electrolyte

    Brand: UMICORE
    Origin:

    Germany
    028 3838 0482

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    PALLUNA® ACF-200 Palladium-Nickel Electrolyte

    PALLUNA® ACF-200 is operated without ammonia, thus avoiding offensive smells caused by pungent ammonia gases. Since no chloride is used in the electrolyte, the lifetime of the anodes is considerably longer and equipment corrosion is strongly reduced. By means of continuous active carbon purification, interfering organic decomposition products can be effectively removed from the electrolyte.

    Depending on the operating conditions, the electrolyte deposits alloy coatings containing approx. 80 % of palladium. The palladium-nickel layers are hard, resistant to wear and corrosion, they are characterized by good ductility and low internal stress. In combination with flash gold, bondabilities comparable to those of soft gold surfaces can be reached.

    PALLUNA® ACF-200 has the cost advantage on its side: With contact properties similar to those of hard gold, palladiumnickel is the clearly less expensive alternative.

    Electrolyte characteristics

    Electrolyte type

    Free from ammonia and chloride

    Metal content

    8 g/l Pd 7 g/l Ni

    pH value

    5.2

    Operating temperature

    62 °C

    Current density range

    Up to 4 A/dm²

    Plating speed

    0.39 μm/min at 2 A/dm²

    Anode material

    MMO (type PLATINODE® 187 SO)

    Coating characteristics

    Coating

    Palladium-Nickel

    Alloy composition

    80 wt.% Pd 20 wt.% Ni

    Colour of deposit

    White

    Brightness

    Bright

    Hardness

    530 HV

    Density of the coating

    10.8 g/cm³

    Solderability

    Good

    Elongation

    Approx. 5 %

    Bendability

    2 μm crack-free


    Advantages

     

    • Palladium-nickel electrolyte free from ammonium and chloride for printed circuit board applications
    • No offensive smell caused by ammonia gas
    • Longer lifetime of anodes
    • Reduced equipment corrosion
    • Ductile and crack-free coatings
    • Excellent abrasion resistance
    • Constant alloy composition of the coatings
    • Solder- and bondability, especially with goldflash

     


    Applications

     

    • Printed circuit boards
    • Contacts on plug-in cards
    • Smartcards







    Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group, with about 10,000 employees and a turnover of € 10.4 billion in 2015. Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

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    Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group, with about 10,000 employees and a turnover of € 10.4 billion in 2015. Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.