Study of Gallium Plating of Metal Electrodes

S. V. Gladyshev, R. A. Abdulvaliev, K. O. Beisembekova, G. Sarsenbay

Center of the Earth Sciences, Metallurgy and Enrichment, JSC, Science and Education Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

DOI: 10.4236/msce.2013.15008                

Abstract

Conditions of gallium plating of metal electrodes were studied in the paper. It was found that stability of gallium cover depends on the material and is increasing in the raw: stainless steel 08Х18Н12Т < Steel 1, Steel 2, Steel 3, Steel 45 < Ni < Cd < Cu. Phase composition of the electrode surface layer obtained after gallium plating was studied. It was found that gallium with nickel form Ga₃₆Ni₆₄(Ga Ni₂) compound and gallium with copper form CuGa₂compound. Different acids were used for electrode leaching: H₂SO₄; HNO₃; H₃PO₄; HCI. It was shown that only hydrochloric acid is suit-able for gallium plating of the electrodes.

Keywords

Gallium Plating; Metal Electrodes; Hydrochloric Acid; Gallium Covering; Stainless Steel 08х18н12т; Steel 1; Steel 2; Steel 3; Steel 45; Nickel; Cadmium; Copper

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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