Electrodeposition of cadmium from aqueous fluoroborate electrolytes

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7202817

Varma, R; Shimotake, H; Hoeller, T L; Agarwala, V

A new method of electroplating cadmium on high-strength steel from aqueous fluoroborate electrolytes has been developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The cadmium coatings are fine grained, coherent, and strongly adherent to the substrate. With this method, a high-rate electrodeposition is achieved in an electrolyte-flow cell using an optimized pulse-nucleation step followed by deposit growth under a DC or pulsed current. This method results in minimal hydrogen codeposition during plating, which can lead to steel embrittlement.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Amoco Research Center, Naperville, IL (USA); Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Materials Science Center
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7202817
• Report Number(s): CONF-8803114-1; ON: DE88012042
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALLOYS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BORON COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM
COATINGS
DEPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRODEPOSITED COATINGS
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTES
ELECTROPLATING
ELEMENTS
EMBRITTLEMENT
FAILURES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
FLUOROBORATES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LYSIS
METALS
MIXTURES
PLATING
SOLUTIONS
STEELS
SURFACE COATING
USES