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...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US3936577?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US3936577 - Method for concomitant particulate diamond deposition in electroless plating, and the product thereof