Curated with aloha by
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
The authoritative public forum
for Metal Finishing 1989-2025
-----
Heat Treatment effects- nickel plating
We heat treated a nickel plated part at 750F for 1h and it appears to get magnetic. Any ideas?
Daliana AbreuResearcher - Rochester, New York
2006
Your nickel coating should have been amorphous in as-plated condition. Heat-treatment at 750F (400ČaC) for 1 hour might have induced crystallization of the amorphous phase and impart the magnetic property to the coating.
Ni-P and Ni-B coatings prepared by electro- and electroless deposition processes are non-magnetic in as-plated condition when the phosphorus and boron contents of these coatings are higher than 9 and 6 wt. %, respectively. Heat-treatment of these coatings at 750 °F (400 °C) for 1 hour, enables the conversion of amorphous phase to crystalline nickel and nickel phosphide/nickel boride phases. The crystalline nickel phase imparts the magnetic property to the coating after heat-treatment.
If you perform TGA study of your coating (using the free standing nickel foil) in presence of a horse-shoe magnet (by placing the magnet under the balance), you could clearly observe the change in magnetic flux when the coating gets crystallized upon heat-treatment.
T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(ed.note: The good doctor offers a fascinating blog, "Advancement in Science" )
2006
Q, A, or Comment on THIS thread -or- Start a NEW Thread