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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark W Zitko, Meriden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Enthone-OMI, Inc., West Haven, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4273766 ; 427305 ; 4273767 ; 4273768 ; 427437 ; 427438 ; 4274431 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for enhancing the wear resistance of aluminum and other materials by depositing on the substrate a nickel, cobalt, phosphorous alloy coating using an electroless plating bath to provide a plated alloy having a cobalt content of at least about 20% by weight and a % Co/% P weight ratio of at least about 5. A preferred bath contains an effective amount of glycolic acid or salts thereof. The alloy deposit is preferably plated over a zincated aluminum substrate.