Effect of Pulse Electrodeposition Parameters on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ni-W/B Nanocomposite Coatings

Malay Kumar Das; Santhosh Kumar J Urumarudappa; Sarwar Kamal; Yoanda Widiadita; Arif Mahamud; Thiranan Inthawong Saito; Thiti Bovornratanaraks

doi:10.3390/nano12111871

Effect of Pulse Electrodeposition Parameters on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ni-W/B Nanocomposite Coatings

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2022 May 30;12(11):1871. doi: 10.3390/nano12111871.

Authors

Malay Kumar Das¹, Santhosh Kumar J Urumarudappa^{2

3}, Sarwar Kamal⁴, Yoanda Widiadita⁵, Arif Mahamud⁶, Thiranan Inthawong Saito⁷, Thiti Bovornratanaraks^{1

8}

Affiliations

¹ Extreme Conditions Physics Research Laboratory and Center of Excellence in Physics of Energy Materials, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
² Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Biotechnology, Jnana Sahyadri, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga 577451, India.
³ School of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 560065, India.
⁴ Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Riyadh 14212, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35141, Indonesia.
⁶ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
⁷ Faculty of Humanities, Bangkok University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
⁸ Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, Commission on Higher Education, 328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Abstract

In this work, Ni−W/B nanocomposite coatings were successfully fabricated on low carbon steel by using pulse current (PC) electrodeposition. The effects of the frequency and duty cycle on the microstructure, wear resistance, and microhardness of the coatings were studied. The results obtained show that the distribution and content of boron particles (>4 wt.%) in the PC electrodeposition coatings are significantly better than those of direct current (DC) electrodeposition coatings (less than 4 wt.%). The hardness results reveal that the highest microhardness of 1122 HV can be obtained at a frequency of 100 Hz and duty cycle of 30%. Furthermore, the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties was discussed.

Keywords: Ni–W/B nanocomposite coatings; direct current electrodeposition; hardness; pulse current electrodeposition; wear resistance.

Grants and funding

0000/Chulalongkorn University Postdoctoral Research funding