Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 190, Issue 1, Pages 115-121Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2004.01.038
Keywords
electroless Ni-B coating; microhardness; wear resistance
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The present work aims to study the hardness and wear resistance of electroless Ni-B coatings. An alkaline bath having nickel chloride as the source of nickel and borohydride as the reducing agent was used to prepare the electroless Ni-B coatings. The structure, microhardness and wear resistance of electroless Ni-B coatings, both in as-plated and heat-treated conditions, were evaluated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Leitz microhardness tester and a pin-on-disc wear test apparatus. XRD patterns reveal that electroless Ni-B coatings are amorphous in as-plated condition and undergo phase transformation to crystalline nickel and nickel borides upon heat-treatment. The microhardness of the electroless Ni-B coatings increases with increase in heat-treatment temperature and exhibit two maxima in the hardness vs. heat-treatment temperature curve. The specific wear rate increases with increase in applied load from 20 to 40 N and at all applied loads, the specific wear rate and coefficient of friction are less for heat-treated electroless Ni-B deposits compared to that obtained for as-plated ones. The wear process of electroless Ni-B coatings is governed by an adhesive wear mechanism. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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