This paper describes the hardness and orientation of nickel deposits obtained by high speed plating method. The orientation was analyzed by the orientation index calculated from the intensity of X-ray diffraction.
The electrodeposition was conducted under the following conditions:
Composition of electrolyte: nickel sulfate 300g/
l and boric acid 30g/
lTemperature of bath: 40-80°C
Flow rate of electrolyte: 0-8
l/min
Current density 2-240amp/dm
2The following results were obtained:
1) The nickel deposits obtained by high speed plating method were generally orientated in (220) plane parallel to the substrate, but the deposits from Watts bath were orientated in (200) plane.
2) The orientation index of (220) was increased with the increase in current density, decrease in flow rate, and drop in bath temperature.
3) When saccharin or butynediol was added as a brightener to the bath, the both deposits from Watts bath and by the high speed plating method exhibited a tendency toward random orientation.
4) The hardness of nickel deposits by the high speed plating method was decreased with increase in current density and rise in bath temperature; but it was increased with increase in flow rate of electrolyte and by the addition of brighteness.
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