Electroplating bath and process

摘要

A non-cyanide acid or substantially neutral zinc electroplating bath and zinc plating process employing said bath which contains an effective amount of a brightening and leveling agent, and which comprises a bath soluble quaternary compound formed by the reaction of heterocyclics with an alkylating agent selected from the group consisting of dialkyl sulfates, alkyl alkane sulfonates and alkyl arene sulfonates. The versatility and effectiveness of the brightening and leveling agent of this invention enables improved processing of a wide variety of articles, thereby requiring only minimal amounts of the additive agent to produce brilliant and smooth zinc deposits.