A rapid electrochemical test for porosity in electroless nickel coatings on carbon steel substrates

Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Nahle A H ^a,b   Kerr, C ^b,c   Barker, B D ^b   Walsh, F C ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Fidelity Chemical Products Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetry; Deposition; Electrochemical techniques; Electroless nickel; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLESS PLATING; MATERIALS TESTING; POROSITY; SUBSTRATES;

ANODIC PEAKS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TESTING;

NICKEL PLATING;

EID: 0031673111     PISSN: 00202967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00202967.1998.11871188     Document Type: Article

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