Journal
COATINGS
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/coatings11020180
Keywords
electroplating; Ni– P coatings; SiC particles; heat treatment; wear
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The study aimed to assess the influence of SiC particles and heat treatment on the wear behaviour of Ni-P coatings in contact with 100Cr6 steel. It was found that the addition of SiC particles increased the friction coefficient and wear rate, and when combined with heat treatment, higher hardness was achieved.
The purpose of the study is to assess the influence of SiC particles and heat treatment on the wear behaviour of Ni-P coatings when in contact with a 100Cr6 steel. Addition of reinforcing particles and heat treatment are two common methods to increase Ni-P hardness. Ball-on-disc wear tests coupled with SEM investigations were used to compare as-plated and heat-treated coatings, both pure and composite ones, and to evaluate the wear mechanisms. In the as-plated coatings, the presence of SiC particles determined higher friction coefficient and wear rate than the pure Ni-P coatings, despite the limited increase in hardness, of about 15%. The effect of SiC particles was shown in combination with heat treatment. The maximum hardness in pure Ni-P coating was achieved by heating at 400 degrees C for 1 h while for composite coatings heating for 2 h at 360 degrees C was sufficient to obtain the maximum hardness. The difference between the friction coefficient of composite and pure coatings was disclosed by heating at 300 degrees C for 2 h. In other cases, the coefficient of friction (COF) stabilised at similar values. The wear mechanisms involved were mainly abrasion and tribo-oxidation, with the formation of lubricant Fe oxides produced at the counterpart.
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