Method of inspecting a metal coating and a method for analytical control of a deposition electrolyte serving to deposit said metal coating

摘要

For fast and secure determination of the quality of a metal coating as well as of an electrolyte for depositing a metal, in particular for electrolytic deposition of nickel such as of semi-gloss nickel and bright nickel and for analytical control of the deposition electrolyte, a method of inspecting a metal coating is provided, which involves the following method steps: a) depositing the metal coating from a deposition electrolyte onto a working electrode; b) electrolytically dissolving the metal coating through anodic polarization of the working electrode with respect to a counter electrode, which is in electrolytic contact with the working electrode; c) recording an electrical dissolution potential at the working electrode over time, said potential occurring during a dissolution of the metal coating; and d) determining a time-averaged vale of the dissolution potential.

主权项

1. A method of analytically monitoring a deposition electrolyte serving for depositing a metal coating, comprising the steps of:
a) depositing the metal coating from the deposition electrolyte onto a working electrode; b) electrolytically dissolving the metal coating through anodic polarisation of the working electrode with respect to a counter electrode, which is in electrolytic contact with the working electrode; c) recording an electrical dissolution potential at the working electrode over time, said potential occurring during dissolution of the metal coating; d) determining a time-averaged value of the dissolution potential; e) determining a difference between the time-averaged value of the dissolution potential and a reference value; and f) allocating said difference to a difference between the concentration of a component of the deposition electrolyte determining the dissolution potential and a reference concentration.