Effect of heat treatment on the tribological properties of Nickel-Boron electroless coating

Authors

  • Sandra Arias Centro de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo de Materiales –CIDEMAT–, Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia).
  • Maryory Gómez Centro de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo de Materiales –CIDEMAT–, Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia).
  • Esteban Correa Grupo de Investigación Materiales con Impacto –MAT&MPAC–, Universidad de Medellín (Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia).
  • Félix Echeverría-Echeverría Centro de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo de Materiales –CIDEMAT–, Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia).
  • Juan Guillermo Castaño Centro de Investigación, Innovación y Desarrollo de Materiales –CIDEMAT–, Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19053/01211129.v27.n47.2018.7927

Keywords:

electroless, heat treatment, Ni-B coating, tribological properties

Abstract

Nickel-Boron autocatalytic coatings are widely used in several industries to improve mechanical properties of materials such as hardness and wear resistance. Tribological properties were evaluated in Ni-B autocatalytic coatings deposited on AISI/SAE 1018 carbon steel before and after a heat treatment at 450 °C for one hour. Tribological tests were carried out by dry sliding, using a load of 5 N and a sliding speed of 0.012 m/s, in a homemade ball-on-disk tribometer, which followed ASTM G99 standard. According to the tribological evaluation, the heat treatments applied to Ni-B coatings improved their tribological performance. This research corroborates that by applying an adequate heat treatment, hardness and wear resistance of Ni-B coatings can be improved significantly.

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2018-01-15

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Arias, S., Gómez, M., Correa, E., Echeverría-Echeverría, F., & Castaño, J. G. (2018). Effect of heat treatment on the tribological properties of Nickel-Boron electroless coating. Revista Facultad De Ingeniería, 27(47), 103–110. https://doi.org/10.19053/01211129.v27.n47.2018.7927

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