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Modification of an Electroplated Nickel Interlayer Surface by Annealing Heat Treatment for Diamond Deposition on Tungsten Carbide

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The tungsten carbide (WC-6%Co) substrate was coated with a nickel layer using the electrochemical deposition process to suppress cobalt diffusion during diamond deposition. However, the high solubility of nickel for carbon is a major issue, which hinders diamond nucleation and growth. Annealing heat treatment was conducted on the Ni/WC-6%Co specimens to reduce the interlayer solubility for carbon and enable diamond deposition. The heat treatment process was carried out inside a high-temperature tube furnace at two different temperatures (1050 and 850 °C) for a 60-min duration. Diamond was then deposited on the electroplated and heat-treated samples in a hot filament CVD reactor. Field emission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyzing techniques were used to characterize the heat-treated and diamond-coated samples. The results show that the annealing process could successfully modify the nickel-coated surface composition by the diffusion of tungsten. In addition, the annealed interlayer was able to suppress cobalt diffusion and promote the nucleation and growth of a continuous diamond film on the tungsten carbide substrate.

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Financial support from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia through the Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme and University Research Grant (No. 05H27) are gratefully acknowledged.

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    A. W. Hassan, M. Y. Noordin, S. Izman & E. M. Nazim

  2. Faculty of Engineering and Technical Studies, University of El Imam El Mahdi, Kosti, Sudan

    A. W. Hassan

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Miri, Malaysia

    K. Denni

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Hassan, A.W., Noordin, M.Y., Izman, S. et al. Modification of an Electroplated Nickel Interlayer Surface by Annealing Heat Treatment for Diamond Deposition on Tungsten Carbide. Metallogr. Microstruct. Anal. 8, 201–211 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-018-0512-8

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