AURUNA® 8400 Gold Nickel Electrolyte

High speed electrolyte for hard gold plating

AURUNA® 8400 is used for the deposition of hard gold coatings in special high-speed equipment. The electrolyte is weakly acidic, citrate-free and has a wide working range with simple bath maintenance.

The deposited coatings are high-brightness, low-porosity, solderable, hard and abrasion-resistant, and exhibit consistently low contact resistance. They are therefore ideally suited for electrical components such as contacts, plugs and connectors on printed circuit boards.

AURUNA® 8400 was developed for high-speed gold plating in selective plating lines and continuous reel-to-reel systems. It shows stable long-term behavior even with strong electrolyte movement (flow, spray) and high current densities. AURUNA® 8400 can also be used as a pregold electrolyte.

The optional use of AURUNA® Inhibitor 2 offers the possibility of reduced gold consumption of up to 15%. The inhibitor results in sharp edge delineations - thus reducing the run-out zone width. Of course, the coating properties remain unaffected. The inhibitor can be removed without residue after coating by activated carbon cleaning.

Advantages

• Very high plating speeds
• Lower gold content possible
• Exceptionally wide working range
• Stable long-term behavior
• Easy electrolyte maintenance
• Excellent coating properties

Applications

• Connectors
• Electrical contacts
• Connector strips on printed circuit boards