Microstructures and mechanical properties of electroplated Cu-Bi coatings

Xiao Jin Wei, Wei Wei Chen, Yu Xin Wang, See Leng Tay, Wei Gao*

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Abstract

Electroplating has been used to produce Cu-Bi coatings. The crystal structure and lattice parameters of Cu in Cu-Bi composite coating were measured and compared with Cu coating. The mechanical properties of the coatings were also studied. It was found that the deposition parameters have significant effect on the mechanical properties of the Cu-Bi coatings. The microhardness has been improved from HV50165 of Cu coating to HV50 250 of Cu-Bi composite coating prepared at 50 mA/cm2 for 20 min. Correspondingly, wear resistance of the Cu-Bi composite coating has also been enhanced significantly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2939-2944
Number of pages6
JournalTransactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)
Volume23
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cu-Bi coating composite coating microhardness coefficient of friction electroplating

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