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The Effect of T6 Heat Treatment on Corrosion Behavior of Nickel Electroplated Metal Matrix Composites

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The current study is interested in investigating the effect of heat treatment on corrosion behavior of nickel electrodeposited aluminum metal matrix composites. Nickel plating is deposited on the A356.2 aluminum alloy substrates reinforced with rice husk ash (RHA) particulates at three different wt. % i.e. (2, 4, and 6%) by employing conventional watts electrolytic solution. The corrosion characteristics of nickel plated composites before and after heat treatment is reviewed using potentiodynamic polarization tests. Microstructure characterization of the test samples are interpreted using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It is evident that the heat treated nickel electroplated MMC have flaunted minimal corrosion resistance in contrast with the test specimens without heat treatment.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, GITAM, Visakhapatnam, 530045, India

    Dora Siva Prasad, Prathipati Raju & Pujari Srinivasa Rao

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Scholar, GITAM, Visakhapatnam, India

    Nitla Stanley Ebenezer

  3. Department of Industrial Engineering, GITAM, Visakhapatnam, India

    Chintada Shoba

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Prasad, D.S., Ebenezer, N.S., Shoba, C. et al. The Effect of T6 Heat Treatment on Corrosion Behavior of Nickel Electroplated Metal Matrix Composites. Silicon 11, 2025–2032 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-018-0023-x

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