The properties and the effect of operating parameters on nickel plating (review)

Abstract

The energy required in an electroplating process and the material costs are important considerations in product manufacturing. The most important plating criteria, however, are quality and the uniformity of the deposited metals. The nickel plating process is used extensively for decorative, engineering, and electroforming purposes. Because of the appearance and other properties of the electrodeposited material, nickel deposition can be varied, over a wide range, by controlling the composition and the operating parameters of the plating solution. Decorative applications account for about 80% of the nickel consumed in plating; 20% is consumed for engineering and electroforming purposes. Autocatalytic (electroless) nickel plating processes are commercially important but are outside the scope of this review. In this review, the basic facts of nickel electroplating processes, thickness test and methods, are discussed. The properties of nickel and the different effects of the operating parameters on nickel plating, together with the simulation and design tools, are also reviewed. Simulation tools can help to obtain better plating results. Non-destructive techniques to evaluate the coatings on a microstructural and the technical evaluation with TEM, SEM, XRD and other techniques were also reviewed.

Effect of Nickel Pulsed Electrodeposition Parameters on Deposit Microstructure and Corrotion Rate Aisi 410

“…Nikel klorida memiliki dua fungsi utama yaitu menaikkan konduktivitas larutan dan mengurangi pemakaian voltase. Hal itu dapat memengaruhi pelarutan dari anoda nikel (Gezerman and Corbacioglu, 2010;Sadiku-Agboola, Sadiku, and Biotidara 2012).…”

Importance of anions in electrodeposition of nickel from gluconate solutions

“…It is generally accepted that nickel electrodeposition from slightly acid baths involves two consecutive one-electron charge transfers with adsorption of intermediary nickel cationic complex [12,24,26,30]:…”

“…Detailed review [11,12] of the subject matter showed no data related to the wettability of traditional as-plated nickel. Some accidental results were reported during comparative studies on a fabrication of superhydrophobic coatings posttreated chemically with compounds of low surface energy [7][8][9][10].…”

Pengaruh Rapat Arus dan Waktu Pelapisan Nikel pada AISI 410 dengan Metode Pulse Electrodeposition terhadap Strukturmikro dan Laju Korosi [The Influences of Current Density and Time on Microstructure and Corrosion Rate Nickel Coating in Aisi 410 by Pulse Electro Deposition Method]

“…Kemudian dilakukan proses pelapisan nikel dengan metode pulse electrodeposition. Larutan yang digunakan adalah dengan komposisi larutan nikel sulfat 250 g/L, asam borat 50 g/L dan nikel klorida 45 g/L [10] . Ketiga larutan dicampur dalam satu wadah.…”