Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2021, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (12): 142-148.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2021.12.023

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Micromorphology and wear resistance of selective electrochemically deposited nickel coating

Bai Xuechen1,2, Liang Guoxing1,2, Lü Ming1,2   

  1. 1. College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan Shanxi 030024, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing, Taiyuan Shanxi 030024, China
  • Received:2021-07-12 Online:2021-12-25 Published:2022-02-18

Abstract: Nickel coating was deposited on the 45 steel substrate by the selective electrochemical deposition technique, the growth law of the electrochemical deposited nickel coating in the selected area was explored by the morphology observation and energy spectrum analysis, and the wear resistance of the coating and the substrate was compared. The results show that the growth process selective electrochemical deposition is gradual by stacking of small particles into a dense coating; the growth of the grains is spirally stacked, with microcracks inside and on the surface of the spherical grains. Oxygen is present in the gaps between the grains, and oxidation reaction inhibits the mutual fusion of small crystal grains; the structure of electrochemically deposited nickel coatings in selected areas is denser, and there is a clear boundary between the coating structure and the matrix structure, and the coating structure has better wear resistance than the matrix material.

Key words: selective electrochemical deposition, nickel coating, micromorphology, wear resistance

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