Microstructure and depositional mechanism of Ni-P coatings with nano-ceria particles by pulse electrodeposition

Nano-CeO2 （RE） particles were co-deposited into Ni-P binary composite coatings by applying pulse current （PC） under ultrasonic （U） field. Morphology, chemical content and crystal microstructure were characterized by environmental scanning electron microscopy （E-SEM） with energy dispersive X-ray analysis （EDXA）, XRD diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. Experimental results show that Ni-P coating reinforced with 15g/L nano-CeO2, in amorphous state and with compact structure, can be improved in the microhardness from HV0.2580 to HV0.2780 by annealing at 600 °C for 2 h. The highest content of codeposited Ce and deposition rate can reach 2.3% and 68 μm/h, respectively. Furthermore, the effect of RE adsorption and pulse overpotential on depositional mechanism was investigated. n-CeO2 particles or Ce4＋ ions with strong adsorption capacity acted as the catalytic nucleus to improve densification effectively. During annealing at 600 °C for 2 h, n-CeO2 particles will uniformly adsorb on crystal grain to preferentially pad and heal up gaps of cracking Ni boundaries, promoting dispersion strengthening with refiner-grained structure.

Fabrication of Co-Ni-P film with excellent wear and corrosion resistance by electroplating with supercritical CO_2 emulsion

To avoid the defects caused by the hydrogen evolution and improve the corrosion and wear properties of the electroplated films in the traditional aqueous bath electrodeposition,a supercritical carbon dioxide(Sc-CO2)emulsion was proposed to electrodeposite ternary nanocrystalline Co-Ni-P alloy films.Microstructure,corrosive and tribological properties of the Co-Ni-P films were investigated and compared with the ones electroplated by conventional method.The results show that the Co-Ni-P films produced with Sc-CO2assisted electrodeposition exhibit a more compact microstructure.The preferred orientation plane of hcp(110)for the Co-Ni-P films produced in conventional aqueous bath is changed to be hcp(100)for the one prepared in emulsified Sc-CO2bath.The microhardness,corrosion resistance and tribological properties of the Co-Ni-P films are substantially improved with the assistance of Sc-CO2in the electrodeposition bath.

Electrochemical characteristics of electroplating and impregnation Ni-P/SiC/PTFE composite coating on 316L stainless steel

Ni-P/SiC/PTFE coating was obtained on the surface of 316L stainless steel by electrodeposition of Ni-P/SiC coating and immersion of PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene).The surface morphology and composition were analyzed by scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer.The corrosion resistance of the coating in 0.5 mol/L H2SO4+2×10−6 HF solution was studied by electrochemical method.Surface contact angle was used to test the hydrophobic properties of the coating.The results indicated that the Ni-P/SiC/PTFE coating prepared on the surface of stainless steel was uniform and compact,which significantly improved the self-corrosion potential of stainless steel.The self-corrosion current density decreased from 7.62 to 0.008μA/cm2.The durability performance of coating was tested under 0.6 V voltage and the stable corrosion current density value was 0.19μA/cm2,then wetting angle was tested after durability experiment and the value is 134.5°.