The brightness of the whole acid copper workpiece is not good, why can't it be solved after adding acid copper plating brightener?

The brightness of the whole acid copper workpiece is not good, why can't it be solved after adding acid copper plating brightener?

Mon Jun 23 08:50:59 CST 2025

Plating plant in the production process, should have encountered this situation: that is, the entire acid copper workpiece brightness is not good, even if it is supplemented with acid copper brightener still can not be solved, what is the reason for this?

In the electroplating process, the consumption of acid copper plating brightener has three main parts: the workpiece take-out, the impurities of the plating layer and its own consumption and decomposition under the electric field, air stirring and other factors. According to the experience, the consumption of acid copper plating brightener decomposition in acid copper accounts for about 40% of the replenishment amount; the amount of workpiece brought out accounts for about 30% of the replenishment amount; the amount of plating layer inclusions accounts for about 30% of the replenishment amount. All the decomposed acid copper plating brightening agent in the plating solution will lose its due effect, forming organic impurities in the plating solution and causing plating defects.

Therefore, in the use of acidic copper plating brightening agent, follow the principle of adding less diligently, timely replenishment of the consumed acidic copper plating brightening agent, but also to prevent the excessive use of acidic copper plating brightening agent.

So, how to use acid copper plating brightener reasonably? Many electroplating enterprises have not yet touched the law of adding acid copper plating brightener.

The replenishment amount of acid copper plating brightener in electroplating will also have a big difference with the shape and performance of the workpiece. Generally speaking, the consumption amount of electricity (kA-h) in the instruction manual is not necessarily suitable for and guides the replenishment on the site, and can only be used as a reference, based on which, it is also necessary for the technical engineers of Bigely to combine with the actual condition of the products of the customer's factory to make corrections in order to determine the reasonable amount of use, and then standardize the Use.

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