THE EFFECT OF PREPARED PARAMETERS ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF ELECTRODEPOSITED NANOCRYSTALLINE NICKEL COATING

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 433-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Y. DAI ◽  
Y. PAN ◽  
S. JIANG ◽  
Y. C. ZHOU
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
Nickel Coating ◽  
Pulse Frequency ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Nanocrystalline Nickel ◽  
Peak Current Density ◽  
Peak Current

The nanocrystalline nickel coating was synthesized by pulse-jet electrodeposition from modified Watts bath. Pulse and jet plating was employed to increase the deposition current density, decrease diffusion layer, increase the nucleation rate and in this case the prepared method would result in fine-grained deposits. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to study the microstructure, the surface morphology, the crystal preferred orientation and the variety of the lattice parameter respectively. The influence of pulse parameters, namely peak current density, the duty cycle and pulse frequency on the grain size, surface morphology, crystal orientation and microstructure was studied. The results showed that with increasing peak current density, the deposit grain size was found to decrease markedly in other parameters at constant. However, in our experiment it was found that the grain size increased slightly with increasing pulse frequency. For higher peak current density, the surface morphology was smoother. The crystal orientation progressively changed from an almost random distribution to a strong (111) texture. This means that the peak current density was the dominated parameter to effect the microstructure of electrodeposited nanocrystalline nickel coating. In addition, the lattice parameter for the deposited nickel is calculated from XRD and it is found that the calculated value is less than the lattice parameter for the perfect nickel single crystal. This phenomenon is explained by the crystal lattice mismatch.

A Study of the Microstructure and Properties of Electroformed Ni-P Model Insert

2007 ◽  
Vol 364-366 ◽  
pp. 232-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih Tsung Ke ◽  
Jeou Long Lee ◽  
Yih Min Yeh ◽  
Shuo Jen Lee ◽  
Ming Der Ger
Keyword(s):  
Internal Stress ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Duty Cycle ◽  
Pulse Current ◽  
Pulse Frequency ◽  
Cathodic Current ◽  
Peak Current Density ◽  
Peak Current ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Nanostructure Material

In this study, a Ni-P alloy electroforming nanostructure material with low surface roughness and low internal stress was developed by using a pulse current. Square-wave cathodic current modulation was employed to electrodeposit ultrafine-grained Ni-P films from an additivefree Sulfamate nickel bath. The effect of various factors, such as peak current density, duty cycle and pulse frequency on the roughness and internal stress were investigated. Pulse current significantly influences the microstructure of Ni-P alloys. The internal stress and roughness of Ni-P alloys increased as peak current density increased, but the internal stress of Ni-P alloys decreased as duty cycle decreased.

THE INFLUENCE OF PULSE PARAMETERS ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF IRON ELECTRODEPOSITS

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 365-370
Author(s):  
VAHID AFSHARI ◽  
CHANGIZ DEHGHANIAN
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
Crystal Size ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Cathodic Current ◽  
Peak Current Density ◽  
Peak Current ◽  
Pulse On Time ◽  
Pulse Off Time ◽  
Off Time

Square-wave cathodic current modulation was used to electrodeposit fine-grained iron from citric acid bath. The effect of pulse on-time, off-time, peak current density, and total plating time on the grain size, surface morphology, and crystal orientation was determined. X-ray diffraction analysis and modified Williamson–Hall relation were used to determine the average grains size of the coatings. The experimental results showed that an increase in peak current density resulted in considerable refinement in crystal size of the deposits. An increase in the pulse off-time at constant on-time and peak current density resulted in a progressive increase in crystal size. However, the crystal orientation remained unaffected with increasing off-time. The design of the pulse deposition parameters is described in terms of the transport limitations through the diffusion layer and electrochemical interface stability.

Crystal Orientation and Surface Morphology of Sono-Electroplated Zinc Film from Alkali Zincate Bath

2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 1743-1746
Author(s):  
Atsushi Chiba
Keyword(s):  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Current Efficiency ◽  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Diffusion Layer ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
Shearing Stress ◽  
Thickness Of Diffusion Layer ◽  
Zincate Solution

Zn plated on Cu plate from 0.65 mol/dm3 alkali zincate solution in 8 mol/dm3 KOH bath Electrolysis was carried out as current density of 10 - 100 mA/cm2. The sonication was prepared 40 kHz. The current efficiency was 76.1 % at 10 mA/cm2 in 0.10 mol/dm3 zincate and 100 % in 0.15 mol/dm3 zincate at 50 mA/cm2. The current efficiency and thickness of diffusion layer affected with the agitation of micro-jet. Surface of film was smooth and dense as particle crushed down with the shockwave pressure. (112) plane moved horizontally to <113> direction under the compressive stress or shearing stress.

Microstructure Evolution of As-Cast Nickel Aluminum Bronze under Electropulsing

2020 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Jie Fang ◽  
Guo Lin Song ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Qiu Lin Li
Keyword(s):  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Phase Region ◽  
Aluminum Bronze ◽  
Nickel Aluminum ◽  
Peak Current Density ◽  
Peak Current ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Nickel Aluminum Bronze ◽  
Electropulsing Treatment

In this work, the microstructure evolution of as-cast NAB under different electropulsing parameters were studied. The microstructure of the electropulsing treatment (EPT) sample was characterized by mircohardness test and optical microscopy. The results show that compared with heat treatment, when the peak current density reaches 5.84×108A/m2 (no significant change in the structure when the peak current density is lower), the β' phase region undergo phase transition in a shorter time. When the peak current density reaches 7.25×108A/m2, the sample is significantly affected by the Joule heating effect, and the κⅢ and κⅣ phases are successively dissolved to form Widmanstätten α structure. As the β' phase increases and the Widmanstätten α structure forms, the hardness value of the microstructure increases by 80%.

Experimental Research on Electroforming Nano-ZrO2 Reinforced Cu-Matrix Composite Aided by Pulse Power

2018 ◽  
Vol 764 ◽  
pp. 95-105
Author(s):  
Zhong Wen Sima ◽  
Zhi Yong Li ◽  
Hong Bin Cui ◽  
Hun Guo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Duty Cycle ◽  
Pulse Frequency ◽  
Cathodic Current Density ◽  
Ultrasonic Power ◽  
Cathodic Current ◽  
Maximum Content ◽  
Cycle Pulse

Prepared the nanoZrO2 reinforced Cu-matrix composite by pulse electroforming. The effects of the content of nanoZrO2 particle in the casting solution, average cathodic current density, duty cycle, pulse frequency and ultrasonic power on the content of nanoZrO2 in the electroforming Cu-matrix composite have been studied. The microhardness and surface morphology of Cu-ZrO2 composite were analyzed. The experimental results demonstrate that the maximum content of nanoZrO2 in the electroforming Cu-ZrO2 composite is 2.94%, microhardness is 492 HV, which is significantly improved compared with pulse pure copper’s 337 HV, when the content of nanoZrO2 is 40 g/L, average cathodic current density is 4A/dm2, duty cycle is 0.2 , pulse frequency is 1100 Hz and ultrasonic power is 20w .The surface of composite prepared by pulse electroforming is more smooth, organization is denser, grain is finer and agglomeration of nanoZrO2 particles is fewer compared with Direct-current electroforming nanoZrO2 reinforced Cu-ZrO2 composite.

Optimization of Process Parameters of Pulsed Electro Deposition Technique for Nanocrystalline Nickel Coating Using Gray Relational Analysis (GRA)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1760007
Author(s):  
C. Venkatesh ◽  
N. Sundara Moorthy ◽  
R. Venkatesan ◽  
V. Aswinprasad
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Surface Engineering ◽  
Nickel Coating ◽  
Pulse Frequency ◽  
Gray Relational Analysis ◽  
Average Current Density ◽  
Electro Deposition ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Nano Nickel

The moving parts of any mechanism and machine parts are always subjected to a significant wear due to the development of friction. It is an utmost important aspect to address the wear problems in present environment. But the complexity goes on increasing to replace the worn out parts if they are very precise. Technology advancement in surface engineering ensures the minimum surface wear with the introduction of polycrystalline nano nickel coating. The enhanced tribological property of the nano nickel coating was achieved by the development of grain size and hardness of the surface. In this study, it has been decided to focus on the optimized parameters of the pulsed electro deposition to develop such a coating. Taguchi’s method coupled gray relational analysis was employed by considering the pulse frequency, average current density and duty cycle as the chief process parameters. The grain size and hardness were considered as responses. Totally, nine experiments were conducted as per L9 design of experiment. Additionally, response graph method has been applied to determine the most significant parameter to influence both the responses. In order to improve the degree of validation, confirmation test and predicted gray grade were carried out with the optimized parameters. It has been observed that there was significant improvement in gray grade for the optimal parameters.

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