Abstract
Electroless Ni-P-SiC composite coatings were studied to determine the factors affecting SiC particle content in deposits. The quantity of particles codeposited into the nickel matrix was found to vary with the impingement number, the holding time of particles on the substrate and the deposition rate. It was found that the impingement number of the particles was affected by SiC concentration in the bath and air volume for agitation of the bath solution, and that the holding time on the substrate was affected by SiC particle size, the setting angle of the specimen, and the volume of air used in agitation of the solution.
