Influence of the Organic Additions on Structure, Corrosion Resistance and Tribological Properties of Ni/Al₂O₃ Composite Coatings

Abstract:

Composite Ni/Al₂O₃ coatings were electrochemically deposited from a Watts bath modified with the organic additions of dioctyl sulphosuccinate sodium salt C₂₀H₃₇NaO₇S–(DSS) and 2,3-dihydroxy-1,2 benzisothiazol-3-one 1,1-dioxide C₇H₅NO₃–(LSA). The effect of different amount (50 and 100 g/l) of Al₂O₃ powder and organic additions on microstructure, microhardness, corrosion resistance and tribological properties was investigated. The coatings were examined by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The electrochemical behaviour of the coatings in corrosive solutions (1 M NaCl and 1 M Na₂SO₄) was investigated by potentiodynamic polarisation. The tribological properties were investigated by the Taber abrasive wear test, a standard test often applied in industrial practice. The results show that Al₂O₃ particles are uniformly distributed in the composite coatings compared with coatings without organic additions. The addition of organic compounds also reduced the size of the forming nickel crystallites and improved the tribological and corrosion properties of coatings containing the dispersed hard particles of Al₂O₃ added in an amount of 50 g/l and the addition of organic LSA and DSS compounds.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 765)
• Pages: 663-667
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.765.663
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Marek Nowak, Mieczysław Opyrchał, Sonia Boczkal, Janusz Żelechowski
• Keywords: Al₂O₃, Composite Coating, Corrosion Resistance, Electro-Deposition, Nickel

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