Specific Morphological Features of the Surface of Chromium Coatings Obtained in Electrolytes with Organic Additives

Abstract:

At the present time, the electrodeposition of chromium metal coatings of sufficient thickness and quality is possible only from chromium plating electrolytes containing chromic acid. The authors investigated the effect of the composition of chromium plating electrolyte on the quality of the resulting metal coating. It has been demonstrated that the introduction of organic additives, of gallic acid in particular, leads to significant changes in the surface of the metal deposit and to a decrease in its hardness. Assumptions have been made about the influence of organic additives on the metal deposition process. The experimental data on the content of gases in the chromium deposits obtained from electrolytes with gallic acid additive and without it have been presented.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1083)
• Pages: 147-152
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-kn0n0v
• Online since: April 2023
• Authors: V.T. Fomichev*, A.V. Savchenko, G.P. Gubarevich
• Keywords: Electrolytic Chromium Plating, Gallic Acid, Hardness of Chromium Coatings

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