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Correlation Between the Structure and Wear Behavior of Chromium Coatings Electrodeposited from Trivalent Chromium Baths

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Amorphous and nanocrystalline chromium are obtained from trivalent chromium baths by electrodeposition and sequent heat treatment, and microcrystalline chromium is obtained by sintering. The relationship between the structure and wear behavior of chromium is studied. Results show that the wear resistance and wear mechanism are significantly affected by the structure. Nanocrystalline chromium exhibits higher resistance against the abrasion, adhesion, and fatigue wear than amorphous and microcrystalline chromium.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the “Hundreds Talent Program” of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Innovative Group Foundation from NSFC (Grant No. 50421502) for financial support.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, P.R. China

    Zhixiang Zeng & Junyan Zhang

  2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, P.R. China

    Zhixiang Zeng

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Zeng, Z., Zhang, J. Correlation Between the Structure and Wear Behavior of Chromium Coatings Electrodeposited from Trivalent Chromium Baths. Tribol Lett 30, 107–111 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-008-9317-2

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