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Title: Effect of coating time on corrosion behavior of electroless nickel-phosphorus coated powder metallurgy iron specimens

Journal Article · · Corrosion
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3293617· OSTI ID:103957
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  1. Indian Inst. of Tech., Kanpur (India). Dept. of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Powder metallurgy iron specimens with porosities in the range 0% to 2% were electroless coated with nickel-phosphorus alloy from baths containing sodium hypophosphite (NaH{sub 2}PO{sub 2}{center_dot}H{sub 2}O). The effect of coating time on thickness and phosphorus content of the deposit was analyzed. The free corrosion potentials and corrosion rates of the coated specimens were obtained by the Tafel extrapolation method in 1.0 M hydrochloric acid (HCl) solution. Corrosion rates of the coated specimens after heat treatment also were studied. The observed corrosion characteristics were explained by the mixed-potential theory.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
103957
Journal Information:
Corrosion, Vol. 51, Issue 8; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English