In the DW-035C high-speed
electrolytic copper plating process, copper ions dissolved in an
acidic bath are deposited on the metal surface through an external
voltage source. There will be no mass exchange between iron and
copper, and copper will dissolve iron from the metal surface. In
order to maintain a constant concentration of copper ions, only
copper is provided as the raw material, which means there is no
need to replace or treat the plating solution. There is no need to
shut down the system to refill th
e copper.
benefit
The processing time is very short,
with a processing speed of up to 30 m/sec.
Due to the increase in iron
concentration, there is no bath pollution
Reduce copper
consumption
Dense/uniform non porous copper
layer
By comparison, production costs have
been reduced by 50%
Process Parameter Table for Direct Acid Copper Electroplating
of Welding Wire The optimal value of copper sulfate pentahydrate is 60-120g/l
and 80g/l Sulfuric acid (industrial) 40-70g/l 50g/l optimal
value The optimal value of DW-035C copper plating stabilizer
5-25g/l 10g/l The optimal value of cathode current density is 10-30A/dm2,
20A/dm2 Temperature 20-50 , optimal value of 35 Time 0.5-3 seconds 2 seconds Anode: Phosphorus copper plate slot voltage
2.5-4.5V When preparing the initial tank, the stabilizer is first
prepared at 5g/l and gradually increased to 10g/l Addition method KAH (kiloampere hour) must add 200-300g of DW-035C welding
wire high-speed electroplating copper stabilizer, or add 50-100g of
stabilizer to one ton of welding wire The average particle size of the copper coating in the
welding wire with DW-035C high-speed copper plating stabilizer
added is below 600nm, and the power supply and arc stability are
particularly good, improving the adhesion of the copper immersed
layer on the steel wire. The H and Fe content in the coating is
minimized, and the copper plating layer is dense, especially
suitable for copper plating on low-carbon steel wire, copper
plating on high-strength welding wire, and electrolytic copper
plating on stainless steel wire. Adding DW-035C welding wire high-speed copper plating
stabilizer can quickly form an electrochemically deposited copper
layer on the steel substrate under electrification conditions,
resulting in the rapid formation of a dense copper layer on the
substrate surface, thereby isolating direct contact between the
acidic plating solution and the substrate, completely stopping the
displacement reaction, and ensuring that the copper plating layer
has a strong bonding force. The process of depositing copper film to facilitate wire
drawing. It can cause orderly deposition of copper ions, making
copper deposition dense and with strong adhesion. At the same time,
the increase of divalent iron is effectively suppressed,
eliminating the trouble of frequent addition of copper sulfate. The
film weight of copper film generated is 2-30g/m2. Adjustable film thickness, increasing copper sulfate to
increase thickness, increasing current to increase
thickness. · Electrolytic copper plating wire Material saving process for dense, uniform, and non porous
copper layers Suitable for wet and dry wire drawing up to 30
m/sec. With electrolytic pretreatment For SAW and CO2 welding wires with diameters ranging from 0.8
mm to 4.0 mm And low and medium alloy quality Front view of copper plating device Rear view of copper plating
device In electroless copper plating, copper is deposited on the
surface of the wire by exchanging iron with copper ions. This
exchange process is used for electroplating. The entire process is
a so-called redox process, in which the separation of copper and
iron, which serve as the reduction process, enters the solution.
During the sedimentation process, copper is always converted into
an equal amount of iron ions The solution diffusion through the growing copper layer must
leave a fine pore on the copper surface. The continuous increase of
iron ions makes the copper plating bath unusable at a certain iron
concentration and must be discarded. In the DW-035C process, copper ions dissolved in an acid bath
are deposited on the surface of the wire through an external
voltage source. This is also an oxidation-reduction process.
Compared to electroless copper plating, however, only electrons
(from a voltage source) are used in the deposition process. The
extensive exchange of iron and copper does not result in the
dissolution of iron from the wires. Copper dissolved in the form of particles (balls) in the
anode basket to maintain a constant concentration of copper
ions. The process of dissolving particles is almost the same as the
amount of copper previously deposited on the wire in the
solution. Therefore, only copper is required as the raw material for
the bathroom and cannot be exchanged or disposed of. The anode basket is arranged in this way in the copper
plating tank, and the operator can open and refill the basket with
new copper balls on the bathtub cover during the production
process. There is no need to stop the system for this. The anode basket itself is made of high-quality titanium
alloy The crystal form of electrolytic deposited copper layer is
denser, more uniform, and has fewer pores compared to chemically
deposited copper layer. A non porous copper layer can prevent
corrosion issues during storage or transportation of copper salts
or acid residues stored in the pores. This is because no iron must
pass through the copper layer and the applied DC copper ions must
be uniformly deposited throughout to ensure the surface of the
wire. The comparative measurement of surface
roughness between chemical and electrolytic deposited copper layers
resulted in RA values ranging from 0.2 µ to 0.1 µ. A significantly
smoother surface of DW-035C was measured on the welding test
bench It shows that the feed force required to
push the wire through the hose package is significantly
reduced. In the DW-035C high-speed electrolytic
copper plating process, copper ions dissolved in the acid bath are
supplied by an external power source Deposited on the surface of the wire.
However, compared to self catalytic copper plating (displacement
copper plating), only electrons (from the power source) are
attracted. There will be no material exchange (copper for iron)
that dissolves iron from the metal wire. To maintain a constant concentration of
copper ions, only copper needs to be provided as the raw material;
The bathtub does not need to be replaced or disposed
of. If traditional chemical copper plating is
combined with The serious advantages of DW-035C process
and electrolysis process have been determined. Due to the
constantly rising prices Metals and precious metals (such as copper)
should be used with caution as these raw materials become
increasingly important, as there is a large This saving potential is available. Refusal
is like this. The concentration of waste copper sulfate
bath The unused copper is still around 30 grams
per liter, which is equivalent to 30 kilograms in a 1000 liter
bathtub. Then neutralize and deposit these copper with iron and
acid, resulting in significant costs. Electrolytic copper plating will not result
in scrap of the plating solution due to the increase of iron
ions · Benefits: · Very short treatment
period · Wire metering rate up to 30
m/sec · Due to the increase in ferrous
concentration, it will not cause pollution in the
bathtub · Reduce copper consumption · Compared to the non electroplating
process, the production cost is reduced by 50% The key to electrolytic copper plating
is the electrodes and their arrangement. A simple power supply but
competing with a sulfuric acid electrolysis tank can cause unstable
current in the copper plating tank, and the copper plating layer is
prone to blooming. The optimal arrangement is for two power sources
to supply power. In addition, the surface of titanium blue
electrolysis must be coated with an iridium tantalum conductive
layer to make the copper particles in good contact with the
conductive layer and conduct current better, so that the copper
particles can dissolve well without adding copper sulfate, and the
ferrous sulfate will not increase. Otherwise, the copper particles
cannot dissolve well and need to be supplemented with copper
sulfate. At this time, replacing copper plating will easily cause
copper powder to form, and also cause the ferrous sulfate to
increase. At the same time, the coating cannot meet the standard
and is not corrosion-resistant. Anode layout diagram for high-speed
electrolytic copper plating of wire The key to electrolytic copper plating
is the electrodes and their arrangement. A simple power supply but
competing with a sulfuric acid electrolysis tank can cause unstable
current in the copper plating tank, and the copper plating layer is
prone to blooming. The optimal arrangement is for two power sources
to supply power. The copper plating tank is connected to the
pickling tank and separated independently. The pickling tank is equipped with an additional rectifier
for power supply. In addition, the surface of titanium blue
electrolysis must be coated with an iridium tantalum tin conductive
layer to make the copper particles in good contact with the
conductive layer and conduct current better, so that the copper
particles can dissolve well without adding copper sulfate, and the
ferrous sulfate will not increase. Otherwise, the copper particles
cannot dissolve well and need to be supplemented with copper
sulfate. At this time, replacing copper plating will easily cause
copper powder to form, and also cause the ferrous sulfate to
increase. At the same time, the coating cannot meet the standard
and is not corrosion-resistant. Attachment: Application Study of DW-035C
Welding Wire High speed Electrolytic Copper Plating Process in Gas
Shielded Welding Wire The electrolysis process of depositing
copper on steel wires, in which the steel wires pass through an
acidic electrolysis cell containing copper aqueous solution, and
the copper ions come from copper sulfate. Direct current flows
through a solution between at least one pair of anodes. The anode
is made of titanium blue with copper particles or buckles, and
titanium blue needs to be coated with a conductive coating of
iridium tantalum tin. And it is necessary to regularly supplement
copper particles, and appropriately supplement copper sulfate by
analyzing the copper sulfate content in the plating solution
(controlling the anode and copper particles well does not require
supplementing copper sulfate). In the acidic copper plating process of
steel wire, 'bonding' phenomenon occurs, which is a corrosion and
displacement reaction. Copper ions in the solution deposit more
preferentially than iron in the wire, and are reduced to metallic
copper, while iron is oxidized to ferrous ions and enters the
solution. The copper layer deposited on the steel wire in this way
has the disadvantage of being powdery and having poor
adhesion. When using the DW-035C welding wire
high-speed electrolytic copper plating stabilizer process, there
will be no 'bonding' phenomenon, which will not cause copper powder
deposition, increase the adhesion between copper and steel wire,
and reduce the pores of the copper plating layer. Therefore, the
copper plating of the welding wire produced by the new process is
not easy to change color, and the corrosion resistance is
significantly improved. And the flow rate of the electrolyte
solution between the anode and the cathode is about 0.2 to about 5
meters per second. The 'electrolytic copper plating' coating
has a denser and finer particle coating and excellent adhesion to
the surface of the welding wire. The smooth surface of the welding
line can reduce resistance, allowing it to smoothly perform at
extremely high feed rates during spray arc transfer, which is
beneficial for automated welding. In addition, the quality of crystalline
coatings is denser, more uniform, and pore free, thereby avoiding
corrosion problems caused by transportation and
storage. In this article, a synergistic effect of 1+1 greater than 2
is achieved through the combination of adsorbents, antioxidants,
and strong acids, effectively suppressing the 'iron copper chemical
displacement' under acidic conditions. This allows the steel
substrate to form a firmly bonded nucleated copper layer at the
moment of contact with acidic copper plating solution, rather than
a loose sponge copper structure; It is widely known in the industry
that sponge copper has no binding force with the substrate and
subsequent copper plating layer, while the nucleated copper layer
under acidic conditions has good binding force with the substrate;
At the same time, an electrochemically deposited electroplating
copper layer can be quickly formed on the steel substrate under
electrification conditions, resulting in the rapid formation of a
dense copper layer on the surface of the substrate, thereby
isolating direct contact between the acidic plating solution and
the substrate, completely stopping the displacement reaction, and
ensuring that the copper layer has a strong bonding
force. After using this new technology, welding wire enterprises can
directly reduce costs. From the above figure, it can be seen that the chemical
plating coating is rough, with pores and small pores, but not
shiny. The surface of the electrolytic copper plating is shiny and
flawless, and the bare wire is not shiny and rough.