Metal plated or platable article
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture comprising a body having a surface comprising a resin, said resin having incorporated therein the hydrolysis product of a hydrolyzable metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, and zirconium, said hydrolysis product having adsorbed thereon either a metal or metal ion, said adsorbed metal or metal ion being a catalyst for the autocatalytic deposition of a metal from a solution containing salt of nickel or copper, a reducing agent, a chelating agent and a pH-adjusting agent.
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Abstract
An article comprising a substrate body having a surface coated with a film of a resin having incorporated therein a hydrolyzed metal complex which has adsorbed thereon a metal or metal ion which is a catalyst for the deposition of a metal from an autocatalytic type metal plating bath. The article may also include a film of plated metal.
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16 Claims
- 1. An article of manufacture comprising a body having a surface comprising a resin, said resin having incorporated therein the hydrolysis product of a hydrolyzable metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, and zirconium, said hydrolysis product having adsorbed thereon either a metal or metal ion, said adsorbed metal or metal ion being a catalyst for the autocatalytic deposition of a metal from a solution containing salt of nickel or copper, a reducing agent, a chelating agent and a pH-adjusting agent.
- 8. An article of manufacture comprising a substrate body having a surface comprising a resin, said resin having incorporated therein the hydrolysis product of a hydrolyzable metal, selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum and zirconium, said hydrolysis product having adsorbed thereon a metal which is a catalyst for the autocatalytic deposition of nickel or copper from a solution containing a salt of nickel or copper, a reducing agent, a chelating agent and a pH adjusting agent, and a film of the deposited metal adhered to the catalyzed surface.
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12. A method of electrolessly plating a non-metallic body with nickel or copper comprising:
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applying to said body a solution containing a resin binder, a metal compound that is hydrolyzable to form an oxide-hydroxide complex, and a volatile solvent for said resin binder and said metal compound capable of wetting the surface of said body, evaporating said solvent to form a film on said body, hydrolyzing said hydrolyzable compound, rinsing the film containing the hydrolyzed compound, applying to said film a solution of a metal compound wherein the metal is one which is catalytic to electroless deposition of nickel or copper, in order to adsorb metal ions from said compound on said film, rinsing the catalytic surface, and treating the catalytic surface with an electroless plating bath comprising a salt of nickel or copper, a reducing agent for said salt, a chelating agent and a pH adjusting agent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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