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AURUNA® 5500 EF Gold Electrolyte for Electroforming

AURUNA® 5500 EF Gold Electrolyte for Electroforming

Arsenic-free electrolyte for fine gold hollow jewellery

AURUNA® 5500 EF is particularly suitable for electroforming. The electrolyte is free of arsenic and produces hard, semi-bright, thick gold layers. It is mainly used to produce high quality hollow jewellery with layers between 150 and 200 micrometer. Mandrels may be either made of wax or metal. The excellent hardness up to 180 HV and more than 99.9 percent fineness ensure customer satisfaction, because the hollow jewellery offers outstanding stability in use. It can be polished easily, has good surface quality and convinces with its solder properties. AURUNA® 5500 EF is also ideal when thick fine gold layers are deposited on (non-) precious metals. Creative combinations allow completely new designs.

Electrolyte characteristics

Electrolyte type

Neutral

Metal content

16 (12 - 20) g/l Au

pH value

5.5 (5.0 - 6.0)

Operating temperature

40 (35 - 45) °C

Current density range

0.5 A/dm²

Plating speed

Approx. 0.3 μm/min at 0.5 A/dm²

Deposition rate

Approx. 110 mg/Amin

Anode material

MMO (Typ PLATINODE® 187 SO)

Current efficiency

Approx. 90 %

Coating characteristics

Coating

Fine gold

Caratage

24 carats

Purity

99.9 wt. % Au

Colour of deposit

Yellow

Brightness

Semi-bright

Hardness

Approx. 180 HV

Max. coating thickness

Several 100 μm

Density of the coating

Approx. 19.0 g/cm³

Advantages

  • 24 ct fine gold electrolyte for electroforming
  • Suitable for wax and metal mandrels
  • Layer thicknesses between 150 and 200 micrometer
  • High hardness up to 180 HV at 99.9 percent fineness

Applications

  • Electroforming
  • Hollow jewellery
  • Noble jewellery

Downloads

  • Produktblatt-auruna-5500-ef-en-screen-20190416.pdf

Your contact person

Markus Legeler

Markus Legeler

Manager Sales International
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