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The effects of annealing treatments on the structure and mechanical properties of cobalt electrodeposits have been studied. Annealing temperatures range from 250–800 °C, i.e. below, as well as above, the allotropic α-h c p ⇋ β-f c c transformation temperature (417 °C). The structural characterization included hydrogen content measurement, relative volume fraction of α and β phases determination by X-ray diffraction, and microstructural investigations by optical and electron microscopy. The results showed that an annealing is a very effective means to optimize the ductility of cobalt electrodeposits. The increase of ductility observed after annealing is essentially due to a decrease of the stacking fault density in the deposits. Annealing treatment above the allotropic transformation temperature also produces, in some deposits, an increase of the ductile β-f c c phase content, but this fact does not lead to supplementary improvements of ductility. This is due to the detrimental influence of hydrogen that always exists in these deposits.
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Dille, J., Charlier, J. & Winand, R. Effects of heat treatments on the ductility of cobalt electrodeposits. Journal of Materials Science 33, 2771–2779 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017569316182
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