Abstract: Conductor composition comprising an admixture of finely divided particles of (a) conductive metal, (b) inorganic binder and (c) a colorant which is a mixture of silver oxide and/or copper oxide or precursor thereof and B.sub.2 O.sub.3.

Abstract: This invention is a method for depositing on an article a coating containing at least one member of the group metals and metal alloys plus particulate dispersed diamond comprising contacting the surface of the article with a stable electroless plating bath consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of soluble constituents of the group, electroless reducing agent therefor, a suspension of diamond particles therein and a stabilizer, and maintaining the diamond particles in suspension throughout the bath during the coating of the article for a time sufficient to produce a preselected depth of coating on the article, and the coated article pe se.This is a reissue of a patent which was the subject of a reexamination certificate No. B1 Re. 29,285, dated July 5, 1983, Request No. 90/000,120, Dec. 3, 1981.