Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Electroless Ni-P-PTFE-Al2O3 Dispersion Nanocomposite Coating for Corrosion and Wear Resistance

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

With the aim to produce a coating having good corrosion and wear resistance alongside hardness but lesser friction coefficient, Ni-P-PTFE-Al2O3 (NiPPA) dispersion coating was developed. This was achieved by introducing nanosized polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and alumina (Al2O3) in the Ni-P matrix deposited on mild steel substrate. The coating was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive analysis of x-ray, and x-ray diffractrometry. Microhardness and wear resistance of the coating was measured using Vicker’s hardness tester and Pin-on-Disc method, respectively. The corrosion behavior was measured using electrochemical polarization and immersion tests with and without exposure in 3.5% NaCl solution. It is observed that codeposition of Al2O3 and PTFE particles with Ni-P coating results in comparatively smooth surface with nodular grains. The NiPPA coating was observed to have moderate hardness between electroless Ni-P-PTFE and Ni-P-Al2O3 coating and good wear resistance with lubricating effect. Addition of both PTFE and Al2O3 is observed to enhance corrosion resistance of the Ni-P coating. However, improvement in corrosion resistance is more due to addition of Al2O3 than PTFE. Continuous exposure for 10-20 days in corrosive solution is found to deteriorate corrosion protection properties of the coating.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. D. Baudrand and B. Durkin, Automotive Applications of Electroless Nickel, Met. Finish., 1998, 96, p 20–24

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. A.F. Kanta, V. Vitry, and F. Delaunois, Wear and Corrosion Resistance Behaviors of Autocatalytic Electroless Plating, J. Alloys Compd., 2009, 486(1-2), p L21–L23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. R. Taheri, I.N.A. Oguocha, and S. Yannacopoulos, The Tribological Characteristics of Electroless Ni-P Coatings, Wear, 2001, 249(5-6), p 389–396

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. M. Crobu, A. Scorciapino, B. Elsener, and A. Rossi, The Corrosion Resistance of Electroless Deposited Nano-Crystalline Ni-P alloys, Electrochim. Acta, 2008, 53(8), p 3364–3370

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. S. Alirezaei, S.M. Monirvaghefi, M. Salehi, and A. Saatchi, Wear Behavior of Ni-P and Ni-P-Al2O3 Electroless Coatings, Wear., 2007, 262(7-8), p 978–985

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. A. Abdel Aal, Z.I. Zaki, and Z. Abdel Hamid, Novel Composite Coatings Containing (TiC-Al2O3) Powder, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2007, 447(1-2), p 87–94

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. A. Zarebidaki and S.R. Allahkaram, Corrosion Assessment of Electroless Nickel-Phosphorous/Nanosilicon Carbide Composite Coatings, J. Micro Nano Lett., 2011, 6(11), p 937–940

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Y.Y. Liu, J. Yu, H. Huang, B.H. Xu, X.L. Liu, Y. Gao, and X.L. Dong, Synthesis and Tribological Behavior of Electroless Ni-P-WC Nanocomposite Coatings, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2007, 201(16-17), p 7246–7251

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. A.R. Rahimi, H. Modarress, and S. Amjad Iranagh, Effect of Alumina Nanoparticles as Nanocomposites on Morphology and Corrosion Resistance of Electroless Ni-P Coatings, Surf. Eng., 2011, 27, p 26–31

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. W. Chen, W. Gao, and Y. He, A Novel Electroless Plating of Ni-P-TiO2 Nano-Composite Coatings, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2010, 204(15), p 2493–2498

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. A. Sharma and A.K. Singh, Corrosion and Wear Resistance Study of Ni-P and Ni-P-PTFE Nanocomposite Coating, Cent. Eur. J. Eng., 2011, 1(3), p 234–243

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. X.G. Hu, W.J. Cai, J.C. Wan, Y.F. Xu, and X.J. Sun, Study of Corrosion Performance of Electroless Ni-P Coating with Molybdenum Disulfide, J. Key Eng. Mater., 2008, 373-374(2), p 256

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. O.A. Leo, M.H. Staia, and H.E. Hintermann, Wear Mechanism of Ni-P-BN(h) Composite Autocatalytic Coatings, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2005, 200(5-6), p 1825–1829

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. J.L. Strudel, Physical Metallurgy, 3rd ed., North-Holland Physics Publishing Amsterdam, 1983, p 1412–1481

  15. M. Sarret, C. Muller, and A. Amell, Electroless NiP Micro and Nano-Composite Coatings, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2006, 201(1-2), p 389–395

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. P. Baghery, M. Frazam, A.B. Mousavi, and M. Hoseyni, Ni-TiO2 Nanocomposite Coating with High Resistance to Corrosion and Wear, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2010, 204(23), p 3804–3810

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Q. Zhao and Y. Liu, Comparisons of Corrosion Rates of Ni-P Based Composite Coatings in HCl and NaCl Solutions, Corrosion Sci., 2005, 47(11), p 2807–2815

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. J.N. Tang, S.B. Yiao, S.M. Zhou, and Y.B. Xie, Electroless Copper/PTFE Composite Coating, J. Trans. Inst. Mater. Finish., 1995, 73, p 129–131

    Google Scholar 

  19. J.N. Balaraju, Kalavati, and K.S. Rajam, Influence of Particle Size on the Microstructure, Hardness and Corrosion Resistance of Electroless Ni-P-Al2O3 Composite Coatings, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2006, 200(12-13), p 3933–3941

  20. A.S. Hamdy, M.A. Shoei, H. Hady, and A. Salam, Corrosion Behavior of Electroless Ni-P Alloy Coatings Containing Tungsten or Nano-Scattered Alumina Composite in 3.5% Nacl Solution, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2007, 202(1), p 162–171

    Google Scholar 

  21. A. Sharma and A.K. Singh, Electroless Ni-P and Ni-P-Al2O3 Nanocomposite Coatings and Their Corrosion and Wear Resistance, J. Mater. Eng. Perform., 2013, 22(1), p 176–183

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. R.G. Wang, H. Sawada, and M. Kido, Corrosion and Wear Resistances of Ni-P-Al2O3 Composite Film Prepared by Electroless Plating, Mater. Sci. Forum., 2010, 654-656, p 2767–2770

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. G. Straffelini, D. Colombo, and A. Molinari, Surface Durability of Electroless Ni-P Composite Deposits, Wear., 1999, 236(1-2), p 179–188

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Y.S. Huang, X.T. Zeng, I. Annergren, and F.M. Liu, Development of Electroless NiP-PTFE-SiC Composite Coating, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2003, 167(2-3), p 207–211

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Y.S. Huang, X.T. Zeng, X.F. Hu, and F.M. Liu, Corrosion Resistance Properties of Electroless Nickel Composite Coatings, Electrochim. Acta., 2004, 49(25), p 4313–4319

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Y. Wu, H. Liu, B. Shen, L. Liu, and W. Hu, The Friction and Wear of Electroless Ni-P Matrix with PTFE and/or SiC Particles Composite, Tribol. Int., 2006, 39(6), p 553–559

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Y. Wu, B. Shen, L. Liu, and W. Hu, The Tribological Behaviour of Electroless Ni-P-Gr-SiC Composite, Wear., 2006, 261(2), p 201–207

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. F.B. Bahaaideen, Z. Mohd Ripin, and Z.A. Ahamd, Electroless Ni-P-CG(Graphite)-SiC Composite Coating and Its Application onto Piston Rings of a Small Two Stroke Utility Engine, J. Sci. Ind. Res., 2010, 69, p 830–834

    Google Scholar 

  29. Z. Dong and H. Genliang, Effect of Surfactant on Performance of Ni-P-Al2O3-PTFE Composite Coating, J. Corrosion Sci. Prot. Technol., 2008, 20, p 276–278

    Google Scholar 

  30. Z. Liang, X.X. Feng, and L. Ji-guang, Effects of Additive Nano-Sized Al2O3 and PTFE on Performances of Composite Electroless Coating, J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2007, 15(2), 276–278

    Google Scholar 

  31. W.C. Sun, The Effect of Al2O3 Concentration on Properties of Ni-W-P-Al2O3 Electroless Composite Coating, Adv. Mater. Res., 2012, 468-471, p 1163–1166

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. T. Schmidt, L. Varga, T. Kemény, G. Konczos, K. Tompa, and Z. Kajcsos, The Effect of the Composition and Processing Parameter on the Physical Properties of Amorphous Electroless Ni1− xPx Alloys, Nucl. Instrum. Methods, 1982, 199, p 359–366

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. R. Weil and K. Parker, The Properties of Electroless Nickel, AESF, Orlando, 1991, p 111–137

    Google Scholar 

  34. W.H. Walker, The Detection of Pin Holes in Tin Plate, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 1909, 1, p 295–297

    Article  Google Scholar 

  35. C.S. Berrett, Structure of Metals, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1952

    Google Scholar 

  36. B.D. Cullity, Elements of X-Ray Diffraction, 2nd ed., Addison Wesley Publishing, London, 1978

    Google Scholar 

  37. K.G. Keong and W. Sha, Crystallisation and Phase Transformation Behavior of Electroless Nickel Phosphorus Deposits and Their Engineering Properties, Surf. Eng., 2002, 18(5), p 329–343

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. Q.X. Mai, Structural Changes Induced by Heating in Electroless Nickle-Phosphorus Alloys, Thin Solid Films., 1988, 166(1), p 235–247

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. A. Abdel Aal, H.B. Hassan, M.A. Abdel Rahim, Nanostructured Ni-P-TiO2 Composite Coatings for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules, J. Electroanal. Chem., 2008, 619-620, p 17-25

    Google Scholar 

  40. O.R.M. Khalifa and E. Sakr, Electroless Nickel-Phosphorus-Polymer Composite Coatings, Open Corrosion J., 2009, 2, p 211–215

    Article  Google Scholar 

  41. G.O. Mallory and J.B. Hadju, Electroless Plating: Fundamentals and Applications, AESF, Orlando, 1991

    Google Scholar 

  42. M.D. Ger and B.J. Hwang, Effect of Surfactants on Codeposition of PTFE Particles with Electroless Ni-P Coating, Mater. Chem. Phys., 2002, 76, p 38–45

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. Z.A. Hamid and M.T. Abou Elkhair, Development of Electroless Nickel-Phosphorous Composite Deposits for Wear Resistance of 6061 Aluminum Alloy, Mater. Lett., 2002, 57, p 720–726

    Article  Google Scholar 

  44. M.H. Staia, E.J. Castillo, E.S. Puchi, B. Lewis, and H.E. Hintermann, Wear Performance and Mechanism of Electroless Ni-P Coating, Surf. Coat. Technol., 1996, 86-87(part 2), p 598–602

    Google Scholar 

  45. S.S. Tulsi, Composite PTFE-Nickel Coatings for Low Friction, Finishing., 1983, 7(11), p 14–15

    Google Scholar 

  46. L.G. Yu and X.S. Zhang, The Friction and Wear Properties of Electroless Ni-Polytetrafluoroethylene Composite Coating, Thin Solid Film., 1994, 245(1-2), p 98–103

    Article  Google Scholar 

  47. Y.Z. Zhang, Y.Y. Wu., K.N. Sun, and M. Yao, Characterization of Electroless Ni-P-PTFE Composite Deposits, J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 1998, 17(2), p 119–122

    Google Scholar 

  48. M. Novak, D. Vojtech, and T. Vitu, Influence of Heat Treatment on Tribological Properties of Electroless Ni-P and Ni-P-Al2O3 Coatings on Al-Si Casting Alloy, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2010, 256(9), p 2956–2960

    Article  Google Scholar 

  49. C. Suiyuan, S. Ying, F. Hong, L. Jing, L. Changsheng, and S. Kai, Synthesis of Ni-P-PTFE-Nano-Al2O3 Composite Plating Coating on 45 Steel by Electroless Plating, J. Comput. Mater., 2012, 46(12), p 1405–1416

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Applied Science and Engineering, I.I.T. Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Paper Mill Road, Saharanpur, 247001, India

    Ankita Sharma & A. K. Singh

Authors
  1. Ankita Sharma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. A. K. Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ankita Sharma.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Sharma, A., Singh, A.K. Electroless Ni-P-PTFE-Al2O3 Dispersion Nanocomposite Coating for Corrosion and Wear Resistance. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 23, 142–151 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-013-0710-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-013-0710-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation