“…The main advantage of this technique is that it provides an effective method to obtain deposits with unique properties, resulting of the combination of the particles' characteristics (ceramic, metallic, organic) with those of the electrodeposited metal. As a consequence composite coatings have several applications, among which the development of wear and corrosion resistant deposits, 1,2 self-lubricating coatings 3,4 and dispersion strengthened coatings 5 are the most important, as has been already stated by Celis et al 6 However, these are just some uses of the codeposition technique that have been reported so far; several new applications have been envisaged in the last decade 7 and many others are still to be developed. 8,9 Although the incorporation of particles during electrodeposition has been known since the advent of the electroplating industry 10,11 the first attempt to produce a technological coating using this method dates from 1928.…”