Effects of Surfactant Agent and PTFE Content on Surface Morphology and Microstructure of Ni-P-PTFE Composite Coating

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Effects of surfactant, PTFE concentration in plating bath on surface morphology and the microstructure of electroless Ni-P-PTFE composite coatings were investigated in this study. The dependence of microstructure and distribution of PTFE particles in composite coatings upon surfactant agent and PTFE content in the plating bath were reported. Also, effects of ultrasonic frequencies on PTFE content in the coatings were discussed. The surface morphology and microstructure of the composite coatings were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray dialysis (XRD), respectively. The results obtained are indicating that surfactant and PTFE concentration in the plating bath have a great impact on PTFE content in the coatings, the population of PTFE in the coatings proved to increase with increasing surfactant concentration properly. In addition, ultrasonic frequency could change the PTFE content in the coating. The composite coating shows different surface morphology and microstructure in various surfactant concentrations, PTFE concentrations and ultrasonic frequencies.

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