Ultrasonic-Assisted Electroless Coating of Ni-B Alloy and Composites on Aluminum Alloy Substrates

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Electroless nickel coating is one of the versatile methods to improve the physical properties of aluminium alloys. The increasing demand for high corrosion resistant surface with improved performance leads to the development of poly-alloy and composite coatings with the aid of ultrasonication. In the present study Ni-B alloy and Ni-B-CeO2 composite coatings were made on 356 aluminium alloy surfaces. The variation in structural and mechanical properties of coatings formed under both ultrasonication and magnetic stirring were investigated. Surface analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) has shown the formation of more uniform coating under ultrasonication. The electrochemical polarization tests show enhanced corrosion resistance in ultrasonic assisted coatings.

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Materials Science Forum (Volumes 830-831)

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687-690

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September 2015

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