The invention discloses a
nickel pre-plating additive suitable for a high area and an
electroplating method. The invention discloses a
cleaning agent, which comprises the following five main functional additives: 10-20 wt% of a surfactant, 10-20 wt% of a brightening agent, 4-8 wt% of a leveling agent, 10-15 wt% of a
softening agent, 8-12 wt% of a
surface cleaning agent, 1-3 wt% of a
wetting agent and the balance of five main functional additives. Wherein the brightener mainly comprises one or a mixture of more of
pyridinium propyl sulfobetaine (PPS), a
sodium allysulfonate
aqueous solution (ALS), trichloroacetaldehyde
hydrate (TCA), 1, 4-butynediol (BOZ),
pyridinium hydroxy propyl sulfobetaine (PPS-OH) and butynediol
ethyl oxide (BEO). The leveling
machine mainly comprises one or a mixture of more of
pyridinium sulfobetaine (PPS),
propargyl alcohol ethyl oxide (PME),
propargyl alcohol propoxy compound (PAP), butynediol propoxy compound (BMP), N, N-diethyl
propargyl amine
formate (PABS) and pyridinium hydroxy propyl sulfobetaine (PPS-OH). The
softening agent mainly comprises one or a mixture of more of a
sodium allysulfonate
aqueous solution (ALS),
sodium allysulfonate (SAS), N, N-diethyl propynylamine (DEP) and propinyl-3-sulfopropyl
ether sodium salt (POPS). The
surface cleaning agent mainly comprises one or a mixture of more of
sodium gluconate,
sodium benzoate,
sodium salicylate,
sodium acetate,
sodium hypophosphite and 2, 5-dimethyl-3-
hexyne-2, 5-
diol (HD-M). The
wetting agent mainly comprises one or a mixture of more of 2-ethylhexyl
sodium sulfate (TC-EHS), sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate and sodium mono (2-ethylhexyl)
sulfate. The corresponding substances are classified according to the characteristics of the additive, and the dispersing capacity of the plating solution is remarkably enhanced by utilizing mutual synergism and combined action of different substances and matching with the formula of the
Watt plating solution. Meanwhile, matching is carried out according to the characteristics of the
nickel pre-plated steel strip, and the
nickel pre-plated steel strip has the advantages of being suitable for a high-current-density interval, adjustable in
coating glossiness, good in
coating ductility, good in compactness, few in pinhole, few in blue point and the like.