Application of nitriding to electroless nickel-boron coatings: Chemical and structural effects; mechanical characterization; corrosion resistance

Materials and Design

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 269-278

  Vitry, Véronique ^a   Kanta, Abdoul Fatah ^a   Delaunois, Fabienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coatings: plating; Corrosion; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; ATMOSPHERE COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION TESTS; ELECTROLESS NICKEL-BORON COATINGS; FREE SURFACES; HEAT-TREATED COATINGS; HIGH HARDNESS; ICP-AES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INNER LAYER; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NITRIDED; OUTER LAYER; REDUCED PRESSURE; SCRATCH TEST; SOLUTION HARDENING; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; TOF SIMS;

AMMONIA; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BORIDING; CARBON STEEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; GLOW DISCHARGES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NITROGEN; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COATINGS;

EID: 84858416913     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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