Wear resistance of nickel composite coatings with micron-sized and submicron-sized particles of SiC

Introduction. Electrolytic deposition of nanoparticles is gaining interest with their increasing demand for restoring surface layers of machine parts and mechanisms. To create composite coatings with nanoparticles, it is necessary to solve two main tasks: to ensure a sufficient number of particles in the coating and to prevent their agglomeration in the coating solutions. These coatings with nanoparticles are wear-resistant and are used, for example, in automobile and tractor engines. In this study, there are considered the process of electrolytic production of composite coatings based on a nickel matrix with micron-sized and submicron-sized silicon carbide (SiC) particles from Watts nickel solutions and the resistance of nickel composite coatings to sliding wear. Aim of the Study. The study is aimed at considering detailed the effect of the size and number of particles in the coating solution on the number of codeposed particles. It is also necessary to study how the particle size affects the codeposition of micron-sized and submicron-sized particles of the non-Brownian type.