Chrome-plated part and manufacturing method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9650722-B2
Application number	US-201414294881-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	Aug 30, 2007
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

An nickel plating layer ( 5 a ) intended for corrosion current distribution is formed over a body ( 2 ), and a 0.05 to 2.5 micrometers thick surface chrome plating layer ( 6 ) made of trivalent chromium is formed on the surface thereof using basic chromium sulfate as a source of metal. Further on the same, a not less than 7 nm thick chromium compound film ( 7 ) is formed by cathode acidic electrolytic chromatin. The corrosion distribution nickel plating layer ( 5 a ) has a function of forming a microporous structure, a microcrack structure, or the both of the same in the surface chrome plating layer ( 6 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part, comprising:
forming a corrosion distribution plating layer configured for corrosion current distribution; a bright nickel plating layer; and a non-sulfur nickel plating layer over a body, wherein the bright nickel plating layer is provided between the corrosion distribution plating layer and the non-sulfur nickel plating layer, and the non-sulfur nickel plating layer is more noble potential than the bright nickel plating layer;
forming a 0.05 to 2.5 micrometers thick trivalent chromium plating layer on the corrosion distribution plating layer using basic chromium sulfate as a metal source, the trivalent chromium plating layer having a composition comprising 3 to 19 at % of C, 55 to 95 at % of Cr, 1 to 22 at % of O, and 1 to 7 at % of Fe and having 5000/cm 2 or more of micropores;
forming a not less than 7 nm thick chromium compound film on the trivalent chromium plating layer by cathode acidic electrolytic chromating,
wherein the cathode acidic electrolytic chromating is performed at a current density of 0.1 to 1.0 A/dm 2 for 10 to 90 seconds in a bath containing at least 20 to 40 g/l of any one of chromate and chromic anhydride and having a pH of 1.0 to 5.5 and a temperature of 20 to 70° C., and
wherein forming the corrosion distribution plating layer is carried out in a microporous nickel plating bath so that the 5000/cm 2 or more of micropores are produced in the trivalent chromium plating layer.

2. The method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part according to claim 1 , wherein the trivalent chromium plating layer is formed by electroplating in a plating bath containing 90 to 160 g/l of basic chromium sulfate as a main component and containing as additives: at least any one of thiocyanate, monocarboxylate, and dicarboxylate; at least any one of ammonium salt, alkali metal salt, and alkali earth metal salt; a boron compound; and bromide.

3. The method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part according to claim 2 , wherein the trivalent chromium plating layer is formed by the electroplating in the plating bath containing as the additives: at least any one of ammonium formate and potassium formate as the monocarboxylate, at least any one of ammonium bromide and potassium bromide as the bromide; and boric acid as the boron compound.

4. The method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part according to claim 1 , wherein
the cathode acidic electrolytic chromating is a treatment forming the not less than 7 nm thick chromium compound film of at least any one of chrome oxide, hydroxide, and oxyhydroxide.

5. The method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part according to claim 1 , wherein
the cathode acidic electrolytic chromating is performed at a current density of 0.1 to 1.0 A/dm 2 for 10 to 90 seconds in a bath containing 20 to 40 g/l of any one of chromate and chromic anhydride and having a pH of 1.0 to 5.5 and a temperature of 20 to 70° C.

6. The method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part according to claim 1 , wherein
the cathode acidic electrolytic chromating is performed at a current density of 0.1 to 1.0 A/dm 2 for 10 to 90 seconds in a bath containing at least 20 to 40 g/l of chromic anhydride and having a pH of 1.0 to 5.5 and a temperature of 20 to 70° C.

7. The method of manufacturing a chrome-plated part according to claim 1 , wherein
the cathode acidic electrolytic chromating is performed at a current density of 0.1 to 1.0 A/dm 2 for 10 to 90 seconds in a bath containing 20 to 40 g/l of chromic anhydride and having a pH of 1.0 to 5.5 and a temperature of 20 to 70° C.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor
• Atotech Deutschland Gmbh

Inventors

• Sugawara Soichiro
• Koyasu Hiroaki
• Sakai Hiroshi
• Geissler Jens-Eric
• Keers Grant

Classifications

• C25D3/10

  characterised by the organic bath constituents used · CPC title

• C25D3/06

  from solutions of trivalent chromium · CPC title

• C25D5/34

  Pretreatment of metallic surfaces to be electroplated · CPC title

• C25D5/14

  two or more layers being of nickel or chromium, e.g. duplex or triplex layers · CPC title

• C25D5/40

  Nickel; Chromium · CPC title