Abstract: A bath for electoplating zinc containing in aqueous solution a zinc salt, an alkali metal hydroxide, optionally, an aromatic aldehyde or ketone and other usual additives and, if desired, an alkali metal cyanide and further, as a brightener, one or more reaction products obtained by reacting (a) an epihalohydrin with a heterocyclic nitrogen compound containing at least two reactive nitrogen atoms which compound may be substituted by 1 or 2 methyl, ethyl or amino groups or of a mixture of such reaction products of the epihalohydrin and the nitrogen compound in a molar ratio of 1:1 with (b) ammonia, an aliphatic amine, polyamine and/or polyimine in a molar ratio of 1:0.3 to 1:1 said bath yielding highly brilliant zinc coatings which may be up to 40 .mu.m thick and are abrasion resistant and resistant to temperatures up to about 220.degree. C. in a range of current densities of from 0.5 to 5 amps/dm.sup.2.

Abstract: Bright deposits of tin and tin/lead alloys by electrocoating are obtained by using a bath containing tin salts and, optionally, lead salts, aldehydes and/or ketones as brighteners as well as surfactants besides sulfuric acid and/or borofluohydric acid wherein part or all of the aldehydes and/or ketones are replaced by a cyclic reaction product of one or more aromatic aldehydes and epihalohydrin of the general formula ##STR1## (Hal being chlorine or bromine, R being a phenyl, naphthyl or pyridyl radical which is optionally substituted by one to three members of the group consisting of chlorine, bromine or fluorine atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, carboxy and hydroxy groups). Preferably the cyclic reaction product is contained in the bath in an amount of from 0.1 to 2 g/liter of the bath.

Abstract: Cyanide-free alkaline zinc electroplating baths for depositing highly lustrous zinc coatings on steel or iron. The results are attained with alkaline zinc baths containing a reaction product obtained by conversion of substantially equal molar quantities of (a) a reaction product of a nitrogen compound containing at least two nitrogen atoms with an epihalohydrin, or a mixture of such reaction products, with either (b1) a reaction product of an alcohol or a carboxylic acid with an epihalohydrin, or a mixture of such reaction products, and/or (b2) a pyridine compound having from 1 to 3 methyl or ethyl groups and/or 1 to 3 carboxylic groups, or salts of (b1) and (b2). Zinc coated objects produced with the baths can be tempered without adversely affecting the zinc coating.