As part of the investigation of electroforming of ceramic dispersed metal matrix composites, the electrodeposition of Ni-Al
2O
3 composites on rotating cylinder cathode in alumina dispersed Wattstype electrolyte has been studied. Previous investigations have dealt almost exclusively with stationary cathode. In this study, a seamless tube of 1mm thick and 10mm inner diameter was electroformed using a copper-plated plastic cylinder cathode. A new relationship between the volume percent of codeposited alumina (α*), which was determined by the apparent density measurement, and the alumina content in bath (
C) was observed. For the data obtained with stationary cathode, the Langmuir plot of
C/α* vs.
C gives a straight line. For those with rotating cathode, however, this plot is not successful but a direct plot of α*vs.
C shows an S-shaped curve. As the revolution rate of the cathode increases, both the amount and the size of dispersed alumina in the compositedecreases.
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