Microstructures of electroless Ni-P alloy deposits and their transformation sequences during post-deposition annealing

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1343-1349

  Gao, Y ^a   Zheng, Z J ^a   Zeng, M Q ^a   Luo, C P ^a   Zhu, M ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANNEALING; ELECTROLESS PLATING; GRAIN GROWTH; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALLITES;

HYPOEUTECTIC ALLOYS; TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 44649158348     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0170     Document Type: Article

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