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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Nicholas M. Martyak, Doylestown, PA (US);
Gary E. Stringer, Birdsboro, PA (US);
Gary S. Smith, Collegeville, PA (US);
Nicholas M. Martyak, Doylestown, PA (US);
Gary E. Stringer, Birdsboro, PA (US);
Gary S. Smith, Collegeville, PA (US);
Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods for the electrolytic preparation of tin coated metals are disclosed. Organic polybasic acids, such as methanedisulfonic acid [CH2(SO3H)2], 1,3-acetonedisulfonic acid [CO(CH2SO3H)2], anhydrides, and their water soluble salts, and mixtures thereof may be used as the electrolyte in the plating process or as the flux in the reflow process. Acetone, gamma-butyrolactone, or a mixture thereof, may be applied to a tin plated surface, either before or after reflow. The methods of the invention produce plated material that is free of blue haze.