Cu-Zn alloys have been electrodeposited from a pyrophosphate electrolyte containing Cu 2 P20 7> Zn 2 P 2 0 7 salts and an excess of K4P2O7 and KN0 3 . Current-potential data for both copper and zinc, as well their plating current efficiencies were determined from electrochemical polarisation experiments. Copper deposition commenced at potentials below -0.208 V whereas zinc was deposited only below -1.157 V. The current efficiencies for both metals were found to be low; typically 20-50% for copper and 5-10% for zinc. Although the potentials for electroreduction for the two components are disparate, alloys of brass containing 30-50 %Cu were successfully produced with a current efficiency of 20%. Brass foils as thin as lOum were produced by this method. The deposits were found to consist predominantly of a and P phases. It was found brass deposition on a copper substrate was preceded by a 1.5 urn thick CuZn 5 layer.
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