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ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 62, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104858
Keywords
Graphene oxide; Ultrasound; Composite coating; Hardness
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Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [61635008, 61675149]
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [15/RP/B3208, 18/FIP/3555]
- '111' project by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs [B07014]
- '111' project by the Ministry of Education of China [B07014]
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [18/FIP/3555] Funding Source: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
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Ultrasonic-assisted electrodeposition was used to fabricate the nickel/graphene oxide composite coatings with high hardness, low friction coefficient, and high wear resistance. In the present study, the effects of ultrasonic power and concentration of graphene oxide on the mechanical and tribological properties of the electrodeposited nickel/graphene oxide composite coatings were systematically studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses showed that the crystallite size of the nickel decreased with an increase of ultrasonic power (0-50 W, 40 KHz, square wave) and concentration of graphene oxide (0.1-0.4 g/L). Morphologies of the surface and cross-section of the composite coatings observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) confirmed the existence of graphene oxide particles in the nickel matrix. The results from microhardness measurement demonstrated that the hardness was increased by 1.8 times using 50 W ultrasonic-assisted electrodeposition with the fixed concentration of graphene oxide (0.1 g/L), compared to the pure nickel coating. The hardness was increased by 4.4 times for the 0.4 g/L graphene oxide with the optimized ultrasonic power of 50 W in comparison to the pure nickel coating. Meanwhile, the friction coefficient decreased gradually with an increase in ultrasonic power and concentration of graphene oxide, respectively, where the effect of the concentration of graphene oxide played a more important role.
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