Tribological properties of Ni-BP/Ni coatings produced by electroless co-deposition

Investigation of the properties of nickel‐boron/nano‐diamond composite coatings upon pre/post heat treatment

“…The maximum carbon percentage in the specimens (18.9 %) was achieved using of the bath containing 0.5 g l À 1 nano-diamond, Table 1. In fact, the micro-hardness of the composite coating could be reached to the maximum value upon pre/post heat treatment due to the further impeding of the dislocation movement [4][5][6].…”

“…Especially, the properties of these coatings could be modified by using the additive particles. So, the type and quality of the additive particles are the important factors to modify the mechanical/chemical properties of the coatings [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. For example, using of the silicon carbide particles (~30 μm in diameter) in a nickel-base composite coating, achieved good wear resistance and appropriate corrosion resistance [9].…”

“…Moreover, the average size of the additive particles was considered in many studies [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. For instance, A research focus was evaluation the effects of the silicon carbide particles of different sizes (50 nm, 60 nm, 300 nm and 500 nm) in the nickel-base composites [12].…”

The Electroless Monolayer and Duplex Ni–B and Ni–P Coatings for 316L Stainless Steel in Synergistic Combination of Mechanical (Wear) and Chemical (Corrosion) Processes

“…As can be seen from the results of all these studies, it has been determined that Ni-based alloy coatings have significant effects on the corrosion and wear properties of the substrate material. Specially, tribological properties, [16][17][18] corrosion behaviors, [19,20] and oxidation resistance [21] of electroless monolayer or duplex Ni, Ni-B, and Ni-P coatings were investigated with recent studies. In this study, in addition to the literature, monolayer Ni-B and duplex Ni-P/Ni-B and Ni-B/Ni-P coatings were applied to AISI 316L stainless steel to improve its low hardness and poor wear resistance.…”