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Effects of the CNT Content and Plating Solution pH After Purification on the Performance of Ni–P/CNT Composite Coating

Effects of the CNT Content and Plating Solution pH After Purification on the Performance of Ni–P/CNT Composite Coating
Effects of the CNT Content and Plating Solution pH After Purification on the Performance of Ni–P/CNT Composite Coating

After CNTs were purified, Ni–P/CNT composite coating was prepared at different CNT contents and plating solution pH values by univariate experimental method. Besides, the surface appearance, hardness, corrosion resistance and wear resisting property of the coating were tested and analyzed by X-ray diffractometer, scanning electronic microscope, microhardness tester, electrochemical workstation, tribometer and other means. The results suggest that fibers on the surface of purified CNTs are clear and well dispersed. During dummy plating, purified CNTs were more likely to deposit on Ni–P coating. A proper amount of CNTs could reasonably improve the structure of Ni–P/CNT composite coating; different pH values would lead to different specific gravities of alloying elements and CNT deposition, and a reasonable pH value would help the coating reach the optimal hardness, wearability and corrosion resistance. In general, Ni–P/CNT composite coating has the best comprehensive performance when the CNT content is 40 mg/L and pH value is 6.

CNT content, Performance, Purified, pH
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Sun, Zhenmin
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Yang, Hemei
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Fu, Yuwei
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Dan, Wu
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Sun, Zhenmin, Yang, Hemei, Maohua, Xiao, Fu, Yuwei, Dan, Wu and Gao, Nong (2020) Effects of the CNT Content and Plating Solution pH After Purification on the Performance of Ni–P/CNT Composite Coating. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 45 (2), 1229-1236. (doi:10.1007/s13369-019-04295-7).

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After CNTs were purified, Ni–P/CNT composite coating was prepared at different CNT contents and plating solution pH values by univariate experimental method. Besides, the surface appearance, hardness, corrosion resistance and wear resisting property of the coating were tested and analyzed by X-ray diffractometer, scanning electronic microscope, microhardness tester, electrochemical workstation, tribometer and other means. The results suggest that fibers on the surface of purified CNTs are clear and well dispersed. During dummy plating, purified CNTs were more likely to deposit on Ni–P coating. A proper amount of CNTs could reasonably improve the structure of Ni–P/CNT composite coating; different pH values would lead to different specific gravities of alloying elements and CNT deposition, and a reasonable pH value would help the coating reach the optimal hardness, wearability and corrosion resistance. In general, Ni–P/CNT composite coating has the best comprehensive performance when the CNT content is 40 mg/L and pH value is 6.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 December 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 December 2019
Published date: February 2020
Additional Information: Funding Information: The research is funded partially by the Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province (BE2018127) and Program for Student Innovation through Research and Training of Nanjing Agricultural University (1830A22). Publisher Copyright: © 2019, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals.
Keywords: CNT content, Performance, Purified, pH

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Local EPrints ID: 444263
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444263
ISSN: 2193-567X
PURE UUID: 043fab58-49fb-42f8-8209-b37ef8c6c544
ORCID for Nong Gao: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7430-0319

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Date deposited: 06 Oct 2020 22:47
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 05:15

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Author: Zhenmin Sun
Author: Hemei Yang
Author: Xiao Maohua
Author: Yuwei Fu
Author: Wu Dan
Author: Nong Gao ORCID iD

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