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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 254, Issue 21, Pages 6865-6869Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.04.087
Keywords
nanocrystalline Ni-Co alloys; pulse electrodeposition; peak current density; microhardness; tensile strength; microstructure
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- Henan Agricultural University
- Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province [0411051300]
- Project for Excellent University Teachers under the supervision of Henan Provincial Bureau of Education
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Cobalt content, grain size, microhardness and tensile strength of nanocrystalline Ni-Co deposits produced from a solution containing saccharin and cobalt sulfate at constant electrodeposition conditions (pulse on-time T(on) at 1 ms and pulse off-time T(off) at 15 ms) but varying the peak current density J(p) were investigated. It is found that an increase in J(p) makes the deposit Co content lower, colony-like morphology more obvious, grain size smaller, and hardness and tensile strength higher. All of the facts are believed to result from the higher overpotential and nucleation rates caused by the J(p) increase. But its further increase could lead to reduction in the hardness and tensile strength. Peak current densities in the range of 100-120 A dm(2) are recommended for the preparation of nanostructured Ni-Co alloy deposits with grain sizes in the range of 15-20 nm, containing 7-8% Co, possessing hardness of 590 600 kg mm(2) and tensile strength of 1180-1200 MPa-significantly higher than the strength of pure nickel deposit which is produced by the similar method and gets similar grain size. (C) 2008 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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