Hardness analysis and morphological characterization of copper-zinc alloys produced in pyrophosphate-based electrolytes



Document title: Hardness analysis and morphological characterization of copper-zinc alloys produced in pyrophosphate-based electrolytes
Journal: Materials research
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000312840
ISSN: 1516-1439
Authors: 1

Institutions: 1Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Quimica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jul-Sep
Volumen: 8
Number: 3
Pages: 275-279
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Nota breve o noticia
Approach: Experimental
English abstract In this work, copper-zinc alloy coatings on mild steel substrates were obtained in nontoxic pyrophosphate-based electrolytes, at room temperature and under continuous current. The effects of bath composition and current density on the hardness of the coatings, as well as on their morphologies, were evaluated. The results showed that the electrolyte composition, and the use of stress relieving additives strongly influence the hardness of the coatings, while the current density directly affect their morphology. Hence, for a current density of 116 A/m², copper-zinc alloy deposits with no pores or cracks were produced in a pyrophosphate-based electrolyte, especially when allyl alcohol was added to the solution
Disciplines: Ingeniería
Keyword: Ingeniería de materiales,
Ingeniería mecánica,
Aleaciones,
Cobre,
Zinc,
Morfología,
Dureza
Keyword: Engineering,
Materials engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Alloys,
Copper,
Zinc,
Morphology,
Hardness
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