Authors: Baskaran, I.¹; Sankara Narayanan, T. S. N.²; Stephen, A.³

Source: Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, Volume 87, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 221-224(4)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

The corrosion resistance of electroless (EL) Ni?low B coatings, obtained using an alkaline borohydride-reduced electroless plating bath, with varying concentrations of NaBH₄ (0?2?1?0 g L^?1), in 3?5%NaCl, was evaluated. The rate of deposition, boron content and the size of the nodules of the EL Ni?low B coatings were increased while the crystallinity of the coating was decreased with increasing concentration of NaBH₄. The change in chemical composition and decrease in crystallinity did not seem to have any influence on the corrosion resistance of the EL Ni?low B coatings of the present study, as opposed to the nodular growth with a columnar structure which had a profound effect. The results of polarisation and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) studies confirm penetration of the corrosive medium through the columnar nature of the coating and ascertain its dominating influence on the corrosion resistance of EL Ni?low B coatings over other factors. The results of the present study again confirm the poor corrosion protective ability of EL Ni?B coatings and justify the selection of EL Ni?P coatings for applications that warrant high corrosion resistance.

Keywords: ELECTROLESS PLATING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; NI-LOW B COATING

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174591909X438848

Affiliations: 1: Department of Materials Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal 2: National Metallurgical Laboratory, Madras Centre, CSIR Complex, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India 3: Materials Science Centre, Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai 600 025, India

Publication date: 2009-07-01

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