The effect of formic acid concentration on the conductivity and corrosion resistance of chromium carbide coatings electroplated with trivalent chromium

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 282, Issue , 2013, Pages 544-551

  Lu, Chen En ^a   Pu, Nen Wen ^b   Hou, Kung Hsu ^a   Tseng, Chun Chieh ^c   Ger, Ming Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromium carbide coating; Conductivity; Corrosion resistance; Electroplating; Trivalent chromium

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CARBIDES; CARBON FILMS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPLATING; ELECTROPLATING SOLUTIONS; FORMIC ACID; SURFACE RESISTANCE;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; CARBON CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHROMIUM CARBIDE; CHROMIUM CARBIDE COATING; CORROSION CURRENT DENSITIES; TRIVALENT CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880941238     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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