Spa Plating’s palladium tank plating solution contains 6 grams per litre of palladium and plates only slightly less white than our rhodium plating solution. Please read the Product Details and Tech Specs tabs above for more details.
This tank plating solution is ready to use straight out of the bottle – no pre-mixing required.
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HS Code: 3824 99 70
Palladium tank plating solution makes a great alternative to rhodium tank plating when re-plating white gold wedding and engagement rings and it can be shipped outside the UK and the EU. It is also safe for jewellery items that include elements that are made of calcium carbonate such as pearl or coral, as it doesn’t etch this kind of material. In the accompanying photograph both the silver bead and the pearl strand it was threaded on was safely immersed in the palladium solution, without the pearl being masked out. To work out how much palladium solution you will need and how long it will take, please click on the ‘Calculator’ tab above.
Here’s how to use this solution with our Palladium Tank Plating Kit
Makes a great alternative to rhodium plating giving an authentic 18 carat white gold or platinum plated look.
palladium plating solution (unlike rhodium) doesn’t etch materials made of calcium carbonate such as pearl and coral, so you won’t have to worry about masking out these materials before submerging them in your palladium plating bath.
can be used as a substitute for nickel as a barrier layer for gold plating on copper and its alloys.
can be used as an alternative to silver as it doesn’t tarnish and is hard-wearing.
Very low porosity – excellent for corrosion protection.
Readily wettable by solder and dissolves a lot more slowly than gold in the solder making it an excellent top coat over gold for electrical contacts.
Palladium Tank Calculator
pH Control
How to use the Palladium Tank Calculator :
1. In the first box, enter the thickness that you want to plate to in microns (thousandths of a millimetre).
2. In the second box, enter the surface area of the article in square centimetres (cm2).
3. Click the ‘Calculate’ button.
4. Read off the amp setting for your rectifier, the plating time and the volume of replenisher to add before starting the plating sequence.
How to use the pH Control Calculator :
1. Measure the pH of the Palladium Tank Plating Solution and enter the result in the box marked ‘Actual pH’.
2. Enter the pH that you wish to attain in the box marked ‘Desired pH’.
3. Finally enter the volume of the plating tank/beaker.
4. Click the ‘Calculate’ button.
5. Read off the volume of Palladium pH Adjuster to add to attain the desired pH.
Operating Conditions and Deposit Data
Plating Factor
0.0075 A/cm2
Plating rate
0.17 micron per minute at 0.0075A/cm2
Temperature
48 – 52 °C
pH
7.0 – 8.0
Palladium concentration
6 grams per litre
Agitation
very low (Stirring Bar Mini)
Electrode
Mesh
Palladium content in plate
99.9% (balance carbon)
Cathode efficiency
Above 90% at Plating Factor = 0.0075A/cm2
Lightness (L*) of deposit
65 (Cielab)
Hardness
488 Hv
Density of deposit
11.85 g/cm3
Stress
Medium
Special storage requirements
None
Shelf life
1 – 2 years
Health and Safety classification
Irritant
Special considerations
None
Transport (UN number)
None: Not classified as dangerous for transport
Further notes:
Use Mini Stirring Bar for all beaker sizes.
Recommended thickness: 0.5 micron (2 and a half minutes plating time).
Non-acidic: can be used for plating jewellery with sensitive materials like pearl, abalone
and coral.
Maximum thickness: 1 micron.
General guide;
Certain small items, for example Swabs, Nibs and Plating Pens can be sent by normal post within the UK
The courier option for UK deliveries is FedEx
Free UK mainland delivery available on orders over £200
International orders usually 3-5 working days.
For all price quotations for deliveries, please add your items to our shopping cart. You will be able to see the shipping costs by clicking on the ‘Calculate shipping’ button in the cart and before checking out.
Please click on the link below to download the SDS for this product:
Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm2 (see note below)
Rinse
Build up with Copper Tank Plating Solution (see note at end of article)
Rinse
Plate with Nickel Tank Plating Solution to at least 1 micron
Rinse
Palladium plate
Note : For best results, zinc needs to be mechanically finished prior to plating. This we advise polishing, linishing or very fine scratch brushing such as the finish obtained with fine Scotch-Brite™ mops. Attempting to plate on a course scratch brushed surface will result in poor adhesion and unplated areas.
Plating palladium on to aluminium
Degrease
Electroclean
Rinse
Zincate in Zincate Dip for 30 seconds to 2 minutes
Rinse
Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm
Rinse
Build up with Copper Tank Plating Solution (see note at end of article)
Nickel plate with Nickel Tank Plating Solution to at least 1 micron
Rinse
Palladium plate
Plating palladium on tin and its alloys (pewter, Britannia metal and solder)
Degrease
Electroclean
Rinse
Plate with Alkaline Copper Tank Plating Solution for 5 minutes at plating factor 0.01 A/cm
Rinse
Plate with Nickel Tank Plating Solution to at least 1 micron.
Rinse
Palladium plate
More information about each process can found on the individual product pages.
Note 1: In the case of palladium plating on to copper, if nickel plating is impracticable, the item should be immersed with power on as quickly as possible into the palladium plating solution.
If it is immersed slowly
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