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Ni–Co/SiO 2 nanocomposite coatings and Ni–Co alloy coatings were prepared on steel substrate using direct and pulse electrodeposition methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray map and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were employed to investigate the phase structure, surface morphology, and elemental analysis of coatings, respectively. In high discharge rates, the surface morphology was rough, disordered and gross globular; on the contrary, in the low rates, it was smoother, more ordered and fine globular. Also, effect of electrodeposition parameters such as average current density, pulse frequency and duty cycle on the microhardness and grain size of nanocomposite coatings that produced through the pulse current electrodeposition method have been investigated. By amplifying both duty cycles up to 50% and average current density from 2 to 6 A dm−2, microhardness increased, while the grain size decreased. But when duty cycle mounted on more than 50% and the average current density went up to 8 A dm−2, microhardness lessened, while the grain size rose. The optimum value for pulse frequency was about 25 Hz. Results showed that microhardness of nanocomposite coatings which were produced by pulse current method was higher than that of produced by direct current method.
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IMANIAN GHAZANLOU, S., SHOKUHFAR, A., NAVAZANI, S. et al. Influence of pulse electrodeposition parameters on microhardness, grain size and surface morphology of Ni–Co/SiO2 nanocomposite coating. Bull Mater Sci 39, 1185–1195 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-016-1256-1
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