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Immersion silver bath formulation

To anybody who know about this topic...
actually I want to know what is the best formulation for immersion silver seems that I'm going to do it for my master project. Thank you..

Aisha
UTM - Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
2007

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We have an FAQ, "Silver Plating at Home" that lists numerous brands of commercially available immersion silvering solutions, Aisha.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

dear sir, actuallyIi want to know the bath formulation for the immersion silver for lab purpose. means that, I need to plate the copper substrate using immersion silver bath, which are going to be done in the lab. however, I do not know the best bath formulation for this immersion silver plating. I hope you can help me find the best solution. Thank you.

Aisha Idris
UTM - Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
2007

I am a university student, actually I'm going to do immersion silver plating onto copper for my project paper. but, I couldn't find the right/best composition of the silver bath solution. If anyone can help me, it will be greatly appreciated. Is there anyone point me in the right direction? If possible I would like to know the composition, and/or a reference point for me to build up on..TQ

Aisha Idris
UTM - Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
2007

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Hello again, Aisha. To my knowledge any simple salt which contains silver will immersion deposit on copper according to the Nernst equation. And practical experience says that even complexed silver in a traditional cyanide based silver plating bath will immersion deposit. Again, as for the "best", I'm sure that all ten on the brands on the page I previously mentioned claim to be the "best". Part of your project probably could be to define what parameters and qualities constitute the "best".

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007