Electroless gold plating was conducted on the surface of nickel-plated printed circuit board using potassium gold(I) thiocyanate [KAu(SCN)_2] as main salt. The effects of Au~+ and ammonium thiocyanate contents, as well as pH and temperature of the bath on deposition rate, appearance and adhesion of gold coating were studied by single-factor experiment. The optimal bath composition and process parameters were obtained as follows: Au~+ 2.0 g/L, ammonium thiocyanate 15 g/L, additive Cy-808 150 mL/L, temperature 50 ℃, and pH 3.0. The gold depositi...