Evolution of reactive concentration during borohydride-reduced electroless nickel-boron plating and design of a replenishment procedure

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 27, 2012, Pages 9227-9234

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT LINKS; ELECTROLESS; ELECTROLESS BATH; LEAD TUNGSTATE; PLATING PROCESS; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; STABILIZER CONCENTRATION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON STEEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SODIUM;

BORON;

EID: 84863831052     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie202687y     Document Type: Article

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