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Title: Pulsed electrodeposition of Ni-Mo alloys

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6054406

The effect of pulsing the current on the composition, internal stress, and mechanical properties of Ni-Mo electrodeposits was investigated. The molybdenum content increased with increasing peak current density and to a lesser degree with decreasing duty cycle. A reduction in the internal stresses was explained in terms of the relaxation of those due to crystallite or fine grain coalescence during the off-time and an expansion of the surface layer when hydrogen diffused into it at the start of each on-time. The mechanical properties were improved by high-frequency pulse plating. Deposits consisting of alternate layers of different composition annealed at 300 C exhibited further improvement of their mechanical properties.

Research Organization:
Stevens Inst. of Tech., Hoboken, NJ (USA)
OSTI ID:
6054406
Report Number(s):
AD-A-201526/1/XAB
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Pub. in Jnl. of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 135, No. 5, 1100-1103(May 1988)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English