Electroless Nickel

ENDEP 3

ENDEP 3 is a low phosphorus electroless nickel which produces a semi-bright to bright finish.

ENDEP 3 is a three part system with a simple two part maintenance.

ENDEP 3 produces a 2 – 4% P coating.

Advantages of ENDEP 3 system.

• Meets MIL- C-26074D, AMS-2404C and AMS-2405B
• Can be operated as an ammoniated or non-ammoniated system
• Wide range of operating parameters
• Low phosphorus alloy
• Heat treatable to hardness of chromium
• Exceptional stability
• Fast rate of deposition
• Cadmium and lead free system

DEPOSIT PROPERTIES

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Solution Make-up:

1. Add deionized water to a properly cleaned and passivated EN tank (fill to 1/2 tank capacity).
2. Add required amounts of ENDEP 3 A followed by ENDEP 3 B using either air or mechanical agitation to ensure proper mixing.
3. Fill to working volume with deionized water.
4. Mix thoroughly with solution and/or air Agitation and heat to 180 °F.
5. Check pH and adjust, to 6.2 if necessary, Lower pH with 25% by volume Sulphuric acid. To raise the pH use with ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or pH controller solution

Bath Replenishment

To ensure proper operation of the ENDEP 3 system, the solution chemistry must be maintained. This is accomplished by measuring and monitoring the nickel metal concentration via a standard EDTA titration.

The ENDEP SYSTEM is designed to be replenished in a 1:1 of the 3A and 3C.

Upon determination of the nickel metal concentration, additions of both ENDEP 3A and ENDEP 3C or ENDEP 3D are made based on the following calculation and/or replenishment guide.

**IMPORTANT: Do not allow concentration to fall below 5.4 g/l (90% of solution concentration)**

Replenishment Calculation:

To increase the nickel content by 1 g/l, add 10ml of ENDEP 3A per litre to plating solution. The ENDEP 3C is designed to replenish the reducer in the bath. And is used at a 1:1 ratio with ENDEP 6A.

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