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Microstructure and properties of Ni-Co/nano-Al 2 O 3 composite coatings by pulse reversal current electrodeposition

  • L. M. Chang
  • , M. Z. An*
  • , H. F. Guo
  • , S. Y. Shi
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Jilin Normal University

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Abstract

Ni-Co/nano-Al 2 O 3 (Ni-Co/Al 2 O 3 ) composite coatings were prepared under pulse reversal current (PRC) and direct current (dc) methods respectively. The microstructure of coatings was characterized by means of XRD, SEM and TEM. Both the Ni-Co alloy and composite coatings exhibit single phase of Ni matrix with face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure, and the crystal orientation of the Ni-Co/Al 2 O 3 composite coating was transformed from crystal face (2 0 0) to (1 1 1) compared with alloy coatings. The hardness, anti-wear property and macro-residual stress were also investigated. The results showed that the microstructure and performance of the coatings were greatly affected by Al 2 O 3 content and the electrodeposition methods. With the increasing of Al 2 O 3 content, the hardness and wear resistance of the composite coatings enhanced. The PRC composite coatings exhibited compact surface, high hardness, better wear resistance and lower macro-residual stress compared with that of the dc composite coatings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2132-2137
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume253
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2006

Keywords

  • Hardness
  • Microstructure
  • Ni-Co/nano-Al O composite coating
  • Pulse reversal electrodeposition
  • Wear

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