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December, 1910 



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COATING METALS AND ALLOYS BY 

 IMMERSION 



By a. J. Jarman. 



WHEN a thin coating of metal is re- 

 quired upon small articles where 

 the number may run into the hun- 

 dreds or when it is only necessary to give 

 a surface coating to an article that is not 

 exposed to every-day wear and tear, the 

 following solutions will be found to answer 

 all ordinary requirements and give an ex- 

 cellent deposit of metal. In nearly every 

 instance it will be necessary to use the 

 scratch brush where the articles are of mod- 

 erate size. Sometimes it will be found ad- 

 vantageous to burnish the prominent parts 

 only, leaving the remaining parts "dead." 



The coating of iron and steel articles by 

 dipping or immersion can be accompHshed 

 by a solution that must be made and kept 

 away from strong light, but for copper and 

 brass goods the following solution, which is 

 not afifected by light, will answer, and give 

 a very good deposit : 



Silvering Solution for Copper or Brass. — 

 Distilled water, 20 ounces ; bisulphite of 

 sodium, 20 ounces. When dissolved add 

 the following solution : Distilled water, 5 

 ounces ; nitrate of silver, 520 grains. Be 

 sure that the nitrate of silver is all dissolved. 

 Add this to the bisulphite mixture and filter 

 through absorbent cotton. The articles 

 must be left in this solution for several 

 minutes, then should be removed and be 

 dipped several times in a 5 per cent solution 

 of carbonate of soda, after which they 

 should be washed and polished. 



Silvering Solution for Iron and Steel. — 

 Dissolve 1 ounce of nitrate of silver in 40 

 ounces of distilled water; stir this well with 

 a glass strip or rod. Use neither wood or 

 metal for stirring. Now make up a solu- 

 tion of hyposulphite of soda, 3 or 4 ounces 

 in 6 ounces of water. Add very carefully 

 a small quantity of this to the nitrate of 

 silver solution and stir well. A brownish 

 precipitate will form. Add a little more of 

 the hyposulphite solution, stir again, and 

 so on, until the solution becomes clear. Now 

 add just a litlte more of the hyposulphite 

 solution and the mixture will then be ready 

 for use. Clean the articles well by first 

 soaking them in a hot solution of common 

 washing soda ; rinse well ; scour with pumice 

 powder and a stiflf nail brush, or for small 

 articles a stiflf tooth brush ; rinse them and 

 place them in the solution. The coating of 

 silver from this solution is a moderate one. 

 Silver can be deposited upon steel, brass and 

 German silver by rubbing the solution upon 

 the article with a soft sponge or a clean 

 piece of rag. 



Coating Zinc Articles with Copper. — Dis- 

 solve 5 ounces of chloride of copper in 4 

 ounces of distilled water. Add thereto, 

 stirring all the while, about 7J^ ounces of 

 strong ammonia, and 150 ounces of dis- 

 tilled water. Make up a strong solution of 

 cyanide of potassium, about 8 ounces in 20 

 ounces of water. Add this slowly to the 

 blue solution of copper ; in fact, add only 

 just enough to disperse the blue color or 

 nearly so. Clean the zinc articles thor- 

 oughly and immerse them in this solution. 

 They will receive an excellent coating of 

 copper, the coating adhering firmly to the 

 zinc. If made slightly warm, the deposit 

 will become increased. This is advisable 

 in cold weather only. 



The Deposition of Tin by Simple Immer- 

 sion.- — -Take 18 ounces of ammoniacal alum 

 and dissolve in 18 pints of distilled water 

 while boiling. As soon as this is dissolved 

 add one ounce of protochloride of tin. Stir 

 this well while adding a little at a time. The 

 articles to be coated must be thoroughly 



