Development of nano crystalline nickel coating for engineering applications

Srivathsan Ravi*, Karthick Venkatesh Ganesh, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Jegan Annamalai, Prasanna Kumar Jaiswal

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Abstract

The current research focuses on developing nano-crystalline nickel coating for engineering applications through pulse plating technique. Based on the literature survey, the current density, duty cycle and frequency were identified as important grain refining parameters. Coating was done over a mild steel sample after mechanical polishing, vapour degreasing and anodizing. Experiments were conducted using the three determining parameters and their influence on the properties of the coating was evaluated. Coatings were then characterized for the surface morphology and hardness. The XRD analysis for the surface morphology resulted in the grain size of 19 nm and the hardness measured from the microhardness tester was 677 HV which is higher than the hardness reported in the available literatures. The influence of the pulse plating parameters on the grain size and hardness of the coating has been listed out for the benefit of the scientific community.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Materials Processing IX
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages487-492
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0878492674, 9780878492671
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event9th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing, APCMP2010 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Duration: Jun 7 2010Jun 10 2010

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume443
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Other

Other9th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing, APCMP2010
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney, NSW
Period6/7/106/10/10

Keywords

  • Coatings
  • Duty Cycle
  • Micro hardness
  • Nano-crystalline
  • Pulse plating
  • XRD

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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