Preparation and Properties of Conductive Polyester Fabric Based on Ni-P Chemical Plating with Pd-Chitosan Activation

In this study, an effective deposition of Ni-P alloy on polyester （PET） was proposed by a chemical plating method with PdCl2 solution and a chelating agent chitosan （CTS）. As a critical step in chemical plating of making electromagnetic shielding fabric, the optimized processing of textile chemical plating is the fabrics padded with 3 % acetic acid （HAc） solution containing 10 g/L CTS and 5.5 mL/L formaldehyde （HCHO） as cross-linking agent for 20 min at room temperature. The highest weight gain and the lowest surface resistance of the treated fabric were achieved by the optimum pretreatment method. The CTS-Pd PET fabrics were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, scanning probe microscope （SPM）, and the glancing incident angle X-ray diffraction （XRD） pattern. The results showed that CTS acting as a chelating had effectively fixed Pd （H） ions. A uniform and continuous structure of Ni-P plating layer was obtained using the CTS pretreatment.

Joint Strength with Soldering of Al_2O_3 Ceramics After Ni-P Chemical Plating

Ni-P alloy was chemically plated on Al2O3 ceramics to produce uniform alloy coatings at tem- peratures below 70℃. Cu metal was electroplated onto the Ni-P coating to facilitate the soldering and shorten the chemical plating time. Then, the electroplated ceramic specimens were soldered with 60 wt.% Sn-40 wt.% Pb solder in active colophony. The highest shear strength was acquired after the heat treatment at 170℃ for 15 min. The joint fractures mostly propagated along the interface between the ceramics and the Ni-P coating, with some fracture in both the ceramics and the Ni-P coating near the interface and some along the interface between the Cu and Ni-P coatings. The results show that ceramic surface roughness and the chemical plating parameters influence the coating quality, and that suitable heat treatment before the soldering also improves the adhesion between the ceramics and Ni-P coatings, thus strengthening the joints.

Electrochemical behavior of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy after surface modification by electroless plated Ni-P

The electrochemical behavior of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy (SMA) with andwithout electroless plated Ni-P was investigated by electrochemical methods, in artificial Tyrode'ssolution. The results showed that Cu-Zn-Al SMA engendered dezincification corrosion in Tyrode'ssolution. The anodic active current densities as well as electrochemical dissolution sensitivity ofthe electroless plated Ni-P Cu-Zn-Al SMA increased with NaCl concentration rising, pH of solutiondecreasing and environmental temperature uprising. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that aftersurface modification by electroless plated Ni-P, an amorphous plated film formed on the surface ofCu-Zn-Al SMA. This film can effectively isolate matrix metal from corrosion media and significantlyimprove the electrochemical property of Cu-Zn-Al SMA in artificial Tyrode's solution.

Magneto-Impedance Effect of Composite Wires Prepared by Chemical Plating under DC Current

CuBe composite wires of 100 μm in diameter coated with a layer of NiCoP were prepared by a chemical plating method under DC current(CPUDC). The influences of DC current on coating morphology,deposition rate, composition, giant magneto-impedance(GMI) effect and magnetic properties were investigated.It was shown that the circumferential domain structure of coating layer was induced by the DC current going through the wires. A maximum GMI ratio of 870% was obtained in the composite wire prepared under 150 m A and tested at 180 k Hz. It is 30 times higher than that of the composite wire plated in the same condition by conventional chemical plating method, indicating that CPUDC is an easy and effective approach to obtain composite wires and its applications will be further extended on magnetic sensors.

Thermal Diffusion Effect on MHD Heat and Mass Transfer Flow past a Semi Infinite Moving Vertical Porous Plate with Heat Generation and Chemical Reaction

The objective of present work is to study the thermo diffusion effect on an unsteady simultaneous convective heat and mass transfer flow of an incompressible, electrically conducting, heat generating/absorbing fluid along a semi-infinite moving porous plate embedded in a porous medium with the presence of pressure gradient, thermal radiation field and chemical reaction. It is assumed that the permeable plate is embedded in a uniform porous medium and moves with a constant velocity in the flow direction in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. It is also assumed that the free stream consists of a mean velocity, temperature and concentration over which are super imposed an exponentially varying with time. The equations of continuity, momentum, energy and diffusion, which govern the flow field, are solved by using a regular perturbation method. The behavior of the velocity, temperature, concentration, Skin-friction, rate of heat transfer and rate of mass transfer has been discussed for variations in the physical parameters. An increase in both Pr and R results a decrease in thermal boundary layer thickness. However, concentration decreases as Kr, Sc increase but it increases with an increase in both So and δ.

Visco-elastic fluid flow past an infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of first-order chemical reaction

An analysis has been developed to study the unsteady free convection flow of an incompressible visco-elastic fluid on a continuously moving vertical porous plate in the presence of a first-order chemical reaction. The governing equations are solved numerically using an implicit finite difference technique. The obtained numerical solutions are compared with the analytical solutions. The velocity profiles are presented. A parametric analysis is performed to illustrate the influences of the visco-elastic parameter, the dimensionless chemical reaction parameter, and the plate moving velocity on the steady state velocity profiles, the time dependent friction coefficient, the Nusselt number, and the Sherwood number.

Chemical Reaction and Thermal Diffusion Effects on Mass Transfer Flow through an Inclined Plate

A numerical investigation of boundary layer mass transfer flow through an inclined plate with the effect of chemical reaction and thermal diffusion is presented in this study. The governing partial differential equations (PDE) are transformed to a system of dimensionless non-similar coupled PDEs. The transformed, non-similar conservations equations (momentum balance equation, energy balance equation and concentration balance equation) are then solved using a numerical approach known as explicit finite difference method (EFDM). Basically EFDM introduced for the unsteadiness in the momentum, temperature, and concentration fluid fields is based on the time dependent fluid velocity, temperature and concentration of the boundary surface. During the course of discussion, it is found that the various parameters related to the problem influence the calculated resultant expressions. The computed numerical solution results for the velocity, temperature, and concentration distribution with the effect of various important dimensionless parameters (Grashof number, Modified Grashof number, Prandtl number, Schmidt number, Soret number, Dufour number, chemical reaction parameter and inclination parameter) entering into the problems are critically analyzed and discussed graphically. It can be seen that two physical phenomena chemical reaction and thermal diffusion can greatly effect on the boundary layer fluid flows through an inclined plate.

Electroless Ni-P plating on Mg-Li alloy by two-step method

Pretreated Mg-Li alloy sheets were pre-plated in a NiCO3？2Ni（OH）2？4H2O solution to form a thin Ni-P alloy film and then plating in a NiSO4？6H2O solution was carried out to obtain a protective coating.The surface morphology,structure and corrosion resistance of the coating were studied.The results showed that a flat,bright and compact plating layer,which was integrated into the matrix metal,was obtained.The P content of the Ni-P coating reached 13.56%（mass fraction）.The hardness value of the Ni-P coating was about HV 549.The polarization curve showed that the corrosion potential of the Ni-P coating reached ？0.249 V（vs SCE）.A long passivation region was found on the polarization curve,and this phenomenon indicated that the coating has an excellent anti-corrosion property.

Electroless plating and growth kinetics of Ni-P alloy film on SiC_p/Al composite with high SiC volume fraction

After Sn/Pd activating, the SiCp/Al composite with 65% SiC (volume fraction) was coated by electroless Ni?P alloy plating. Surface morphology of the composite and its effect on the Ni?P alloy depositing process and bonding action of Ni and P atoms in the Ni?P alloy were studied. The results show that inhomogeneous distribution of the Sn/Pd activating points results in preferential deposition of the Ni?P alloy particles on the Al alloy and rough SiC particle surfaces and in the etched caves. The Ni?P alloy film has an amorphous structure where chemical bonding between Ni and P atoms exists. After a continuous Ni?P alloy film formed, electroless Ni?P alloy plating is not affected by surface morphology and characteristics of the SiCp/Al composite any longer, but by the electroless plating process itself. The Ni?P alloy film follows linear growth kinetics with an activation energy of 68.44 kJ/mol.

Study of Electroless Ni-P-CNTs Composite Plating

The electroless Ni-P-carbon nanotubes composite plating was studied on the copper substrate. Metallurgical microscope, scanning electronic microscope, X-ray diffractometer and micro hardness tester were used to study the structure, constitution and performance of the electroless Ni-P-carbon nanotubes composite deposit. Experiential results show that, with the increment of carbon nanotubes content in electroless plating solution, the grain size on the sample surface decreases whereas the density of grains and the hardness for composite deposit increases. Moreover, adding carbon nanotubes not only improves the degree of crystallization for the composite deposit but also helps their transformation from the amorphous state to the nanocrystal state.

High-temperature tribological properties of Ni-P alloy coatings deposited by electro-brush plating

High-temperature tribological properties of Ni-P alloy coatings processed by electro-brush plating on 20CrMo steel have been investigated. A baU-on-disc configuration was employed and 4 mm diameter Si3N4 balls were used as static counterpart. All the wear tests were carried out at 450℃ for 180 rain without lubricants. The electro-brush plating Ni-P coating is amorphous in as-deposited condition, and it becomes polycrystalline with the formation of Ni and Ni3P after heat treatment at 450℃for 1 h. The friction coefficient of the Ni-P coating is just 50% of that of the 20CrMo steel at the friction temperature of 450℃. A mild adhesive wear mechanism was found for the electro-brush plating Ni-P coating tested at 450℃, whereas for the 20CrMo steel at the same temperature a mixed adhesive and abrasive wear mechanism was observed.

Pretreatment-free Ni-P plating on magnesium alloy at low temperatures

Electrochemically promoted electroless plating(EPEP)was used for the application of pretreatment-free Ni-P coating on AM60B magnesium alloy at low temperatures and the obtained coating was characterized by SEM,AFM,EDS and XRD techniques.Compact,uniform,and medium-phosphorus Ni-P coating with mixed crystalline-amorphous microstructure was obtained by applying a cathodic current density of4mA/cm^2at50℃.Also,island-like nickel clusters were deposited on the alloy surface under the same plating condition but without applying the cathodic current.In addition,the durability of the magnesium alloy against corrosion was strongly improved after plating via EPEP technique which was revealed by electrochemical examinations in3.5%NaCl(mass fraction)corrosive electrolyte.The results of the electrochemical examinations were confirmed by microscopic observations.Thickness,microhardness,porosity and adhesive strength of the deposits were also qualified.

Evaluation of residual stress and corrosion behaviour of electroless plated Ni-P/Ni-Mo-P coatings

Single Ni-P and Ni-Mo-P coatings as well as duplex Ni-P/Ni-Mo-P coatings with the same compositions were prepared by electroless plating.The residual stresses of the coatings on the surface and cross sections were measured by nanoindentation and AFM analysis,and the corrosion behaviour of the coatings in10%HCl solution was evaluated by electrochemical methods,to establish the correlation between the residual stresses and corrosion behaviour of the coatings.The results showed that the single Ni-P and duplex Ni-P/Ni-Mo-P coatings presented residual compressive stresses of241and206MPa respectively,while the single Ni-Mo-P coating exhibited a residual tensile stress of257MPa.The residual compressive stress impeded the growth of the pre-existing porosity in the coatings,protecting the integrity of the coating.The duplex Ni-P/Ni-Mo-P coatings had better corrosion resistance than their respective single coating.In addition,the stress states affect the corrosive form of coatings.

Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Electroless Plating Ni-P Coating on P110 Steel

In order to improve the surface performance and increase the lifetime of P 110 oil casing tube steel during operation, electroless plating was conducted to form Ni-P coating onto its surface. The surface morphology/element distribution and phase constitution of the Ni-P coating were analyzed using scanning electron microscope （SEM） equipped with energy dispersive spectrometry （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. Tribological and electrochemical measurement tests were applied to investigate the wear and corrosion resistance of P110 steel and the Ni-P coating. The results showed that a uniform and compact, high phosphorous Ni-P coating was formed. The obtained Ni-P coating indicated certain friction-reduction effect and lower mass loss during friction-wear tests. The Ni-P coating also exhibited higher corrosion resistance in comparison with bared P 110 steel. The obtained N i-P coating has significantly improved the surface performance of P110 steel.

Investigation on a Non-cyanide Plating Process of Ni-P Coating on Magnesium Alloy AZ91D

In this research we presented a non-cyanide plating process of Ni-P alloy coating on Mg alloy AZ91D. By applying a new process flow of electroless nickel plating in which zinc coating is used as transition of Ni-P coating on Mg alloy AZ91D, the process of copper transition coating plated in the cyanides bath can be replaced. A new bath composed of NiSO4 was established by orthogonal test. The results show that zinc transition coating can increase the adhesion and protect the Mg alloy substrate from the bath corrosion. The optimal plating bath composition is NiSO4·6H2O 20 g/L, NaH2PO2·H2O20g/L and C6H8O7·H2O 2.5 g/L, and optimal bath acidity and optimal plating temperature are pH 4.0 and 95℃, respectively. The present process flow is composed of ultrasonic cleaning→alkaline cleaning→acid pickling→activation→double immersing zinc→electroplating zinc→electroless nickel plating→passivation treatment. The present non-cyanide process of electroless nickel plating is harmless to our surroundings and Ni-P coating on Mg alloy AZ91D produced by present process possesses good adhesion and corrosion resistance.

Cr_(3)C_(2)掺杂Ni-P-PTFE化学复合镀层制备及性能

为提高以铁素体不锈钢为基体的医疗器械零部件表面的耐蚀性和硬度,本研究采用化学复合镀的方法在铁素体不锈钢表面制备xCr_(3)C_(2)/Ni-P-PTFE(聚四氟乙烯,polytetrafluoroethylene)镀层,研究Cr_(3)C_(2)质量浓度(10、15、20g/L)对化学复合镀Ni-P-PTFE镀层热处理前后硬度、表面形貌、物相以及耐蚀性的影响。结果表明:在一定质量浓度下,Cr_(3)C_(2)颗粒的掺杂使Ni-P-PTFE镀层表面更加平整光滑,降低表面粗糙度的同时提高硬度和耐蚀性。Cr_(3)C_(2)质量浓度为15 g/L时,Ni-P-PTFE-Cr_(3)C_(2)镀层表面均匀平整,粗糙度最小,硬度(HV_(0.1))为354;表面腐蚀电流密度从0.05μA/cm^(2)下降到0.02μA/cm^(2),降低了60%,表现出较好的耐蚀性;热处理(300℃、2 h)后,由于Ni3P硬相和Ni相的析出,镀层硬度(HV_(0.1))达到527,提高了约49%。Ni-P-PTFE-Cr_(3)C_(2)镀层能有效改善医疗器械零件用钢基体的性能。

Impact of radiation,melting,and chemical reaction on magnetohydrodynamics nanoparticle aggregation flow across parallel plates

The heat transfer between two corresponding plates,disks,and concentric pipes has many applications,including water cleansing and lubrication.Furthermore,TiO_(2)-water-based nanofluids are used widely because it is useful for operating and controlling the temperature,especially in photovoltaic technology and solar panels.Motivated by these applications,the current study is based on the nanoparticle aggregation effect on magnetohydrodynamics(MHD)flow via rotating parallel plates with the chemical reaction.To achieve maximum heat transportation,the Bruggeman model is used to adapt the Maxwell model.Also,melting and thermal radiation effects are considered in the modeling to discuss heat transport.The Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg 4th−5th order method is used to attain numerical solutions.The main focus of this study is to see the thermodynamic behavior considering several aspects of nanoparticle aggregation.The heat transfer rate between the parallel plates is enhanced by improving the thermophoresis,radiation,and Brownian motion parameters.The rise in Schmidt number and chemical reaction rate parameter decreases the concentration distribution.This study will be helpful in enhancing the thermal efficiency of photovoltaic technology in solar plates,water purifying,thermal management of electronic devices,designing effective cooling systems,and other sustainable technologies.

力学约束对锂离子电池双层电极中锂扩散和应力的影响

锂离子电池中的电极总是处于特定的约束当中,这些约束既包括电池内部不可避免的被动结构约束,又包括一些新兴技术应用场景可能赋予的外部主动约束.本文主要利用化学-力学双向耦合的基本假设建立描述双层电极结构的理论模型,考虑4种不同强弱的理想化变形约束作为其边界条件,并通过数值求解研究在充电过程中这些外部约束对双层电极中Li扩散和应力的影响.从力学的角度,所研究的双层电极结构存在侧向伸缩和弯曲变形两个自由度,弱化的约束条件能够部分或完全激活这些应力释放机制,从而降低电极结构整体的应力水平,并提升结构的力学稳定性.然而,从电化学的角度,电极结构的正向弯曲变形所产生的应力梯度会阻碍嵌Li过程,强化的约束能够部分或完全抑制电极的正向弯曲,使活性层内Li浓度更加均匀,从而提高活性层的容量利用率.这些结果不仅为进一步理解双层电极在更加真实或极端服役条件下的化学-力学响应提供理论参考,还从设计的角度表明折中的外部约束有利于平衡电极的结构耐久性和电化学性能.

Preparation and tribological performances of Ni-P-multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite coatings

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） were wet-milled in the presence of ammonia and cationic surfactant and then used as reinforcements to prepare Ni-P-MWNTs composite coatings by electroless plating. The tribological performances of the composite coatings under dry condition were investigated in comparison with 45 steel and conventional Ni-P coating, Micrographs show that short MWNTs with uniform length and open tips were obtained through the wet-milling process. The results of wear test reveal that the Ni-P-MWNTs composite coatings posses much better friction reduction and anti-wear performances when compared with 45 steel and Ni-P coating. Within the MWNTs content range of 0.74%-1.97%, the friction coefficient and the volume wear rate of the composite coatings decrease gradually and reach the minimum values of 0.08 and 6.22x10-15 m3/（N.m）, respectively. The excellent tribological performances of the composite coatings can be attributed to the introduction of MWNTs, which play both roles of reinforcements and solid lubricant during the wear process.

激光处理在化学镀Ni-P合金镀层上的应用

研究了不同的激光工艺参数对化学镀Ni-P合金镀层表面形貌、结构和硬度的影响。结果表明,激光处理也可使镀层发生晶化转变,析出弥散分布的金属间化合物Ni3P,从而提高了镀层的硬度。同时在镀层硬度达到最大值时,其对基材也不产生影响。