Porosity and corrosion rate measurements for electroless nickel deposits on steel using electrochemical techniques

Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-87

  Kerr, C ^a   Barker, D ^a   Walsh, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrosion potential measurements; Corrosion resistance; Corrosion testing; Electrochemical tests; Electroless plating; Linear polarisation resistance measurements; Nickel coatings on carbon steel; Polarisation curves; Porosity; Tafel extrapolation

Indexed keywords

ANODIC POLARIZATION; CARBON STEEL; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLESS PLATING; POROSITY; STEEL CORROSION;

CORROSION POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; CORROSION RATE MEASUREMENTS; HYDROPHOSPHITE BATHS; LINEAR POLARIZATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS; TAFEL EXTRAPOLATION;

NICKEL PLATING;

EID: 0031098170     PISSN: 00202967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00202967.1997.11871148     Document Type: Article

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