Electroplating wires with nickel at high-speed and a nickel fluoborate bath therefor

摘要

A bath for electrodeposition of nickel onto a steel wire substrate from a nickel fluoborate solution. The bath is pumped to a substantial pressure in a specialized high speed, high current density continuous wire plating cell. The bath has a high concentration of nickel ions and a low pH and is operated at very high current densities and elevated temperatures to achieve a good quality nickel plate deposition at a rate far exceeding that of prior art baths. The invention particularly applies to the plating of nickel onto steel wire at current densities of up to 14,500 amps per square foot.