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Pulse-electrodeposited Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposites at different current densities

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This study focuses on depositing Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposites onto a low-carbon substrate using the pulse electrodeposition technique. The effects of pulse current density on microstructural characteristics, microhardness, phase structure, and wear/corrosion properties of Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposites were investigated. Among the investigated nanocomposites, Ni/W-Al2O3 deposited at 0.6 A/dm2 current density showed the finest structure with average Ni-W grain and Al2O3 nanoparticle sizes of 66.7 nm and 39.1 nm, respectively. The Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposite deposited under the same conditions exhibited a maximum microhardness of ~ 825.7 HV, while also demonstrating the lowest corrosion current density of ~ 0.72 A/cm2. After 60 min of wear testing, wear loss of Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposite deposited at 0.6 A/dm2 was recorded as 42.8 mg, indicating its excellent wear resistance. In contrast, Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposite deposited at 0.8 A/dm2 displayed the highest wear loss value of 101.5 mg.

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The research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Granted no. 51974089).

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  1. College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China

    Fafeng Xia, Peng Yan & Chunyang Ma

  2. College of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, China

    Peng Yan & Huaxing Li

  3. College of Engineering, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, China

    Yifeng Zhang

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Xia, F., Yan, P., Ma, C. et al. Pulse-electrodeposited Ni/W-Al2O3 nanocomposites at different current densities. J Nanopart Res 25, 208 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-023-05857-5

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