STRUCTURE OF ELECTROLESS NICKEL COATINGS

Authors
MARTYAK NM WETTERER S HARRISON L MCNEIL M HEU R NEIDERER AA
Citation
Nm. Martyak et al., STRUCTURE OF ELECTROLESS NICKEL COATINGS, Plating and surface finishing, 80(6), 1993, pp. 60-64
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Metallurgy & Mining
Journal title
Plating and surface finishing → ACNP
ISSN journal
03603164
Volume
80
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
60 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-3164(1993)80:6<60:SOENC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Electroless nickel (EN) coatings varying in occluded phosphorus were c haracterized using scanning tunneling (STM), electron microscopy (EM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Low-phosphorus (1 to 3 percent) EN coatin gs were crystalline and exhibited rounded mounds surrounded by fairly deep crevices. Medium- (4 to 7 percent) arid high-(more than 9 percent ) phosphorus deposits were generally amorphous and smooth. The effect of a small applied current on the structure was also determined.