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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Macdermid Acumen, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Robert Janik, Pinckney, MI (US);
Nicole J. Micyus, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ryan Schuh, Saint Peter, MN (US);
MacDermid Acumen, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
An electroless nickel plating solution and a method of using the same to produce a nickel deposit having a phosphorus content that remains at about 12% throughout the lifetime of the electroless nickel plating solution is disclosed. The electroless nickel plating solution comprises (a) a source of nickel ions; (b) a reducing agent comprising a hypophosphite; and (c) a chelation system comprising: (i) one or more dicarboxylic acids; and (ii) one or more alpha hydroxy carboxylic acids. The electroless nickel plating solution may also comprise stabilizers and brighteners.