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Electroless nickel plating - effect on fatigue strength

Is there any published data on the effect of Electroless Nickel plating on high strength steel fatigue life?

Nick Clark
Aerospace - Bristol , UK
2006

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2006

www.sciencedirect.com lists the following articles on fatigue behaviour of electroless nickel plated steel. you may have a look at these articles.

E. S. Puchi, M. H. Staia, H. Hintermann, A. Pertuz and J. Chitty
Influence of Ni---P electroless coating on the fatigue behavior of plain carbon steels
Thin Solid Films, Volumes 290-291, 15 December 1996, Pages 370-375

J. Chitty, A. Pertuz, H. Hintermann, M. H. Staia and E. S. Puchi
Influence of electroless Ni-P deposits on the corrosion-fatigue properties of an AISI 1045 steel
Thin Solid Films, Volumes 308-309, 31 October 1997, Pages 430-435

J. A. Berríos, M. H. Staia, E. C. Hernández, H. Hintermann and E. S. Puchi
Effect of the thickness of an electroless Ni˜P deposit on the mechanical properties of an AISI 1045 plain carbon steel
Surface and Coatings Technology, Volumes 108-109, Issues 1-3, 10 October 1998, Pages 466-472

Y. Garcés, H. Sánchez, J. Berríos, A. Pertuz, J. Chitty, H. Hintermann and E. S. Puchi
Fatigue behavior of a quenched and tempered AISI 4340 steel coated with an electroless Ni-P deposit
Thin Solid Films, Volumes 355-356, 1 November 1999, Pages 487-493

G. Contreras, C. Fajardo, J. A. Berríos, A. Pertuz, J. Chitty, H. Hintermann and E. S. Puchi
Fatigue properties of an AISI 1045 steel coated with an electroless Ni-P deposit
Thin Solid Films, Volumes 355-356, 1 November 1999, Pages 480-486

A. Pertuz, J. A. Berríos and E. S. Puchi Cabrera
Influence of a commercial electroless Ni˜P deposit on the fatigue properties of a notched and un-notched SAE 4140 steel
Surface and Coatings Technology, Volumes 133-134, November 2000, Pages 572-582

C. Guzmán, N. Díaz, J. A. Berríos, A. Pertuz and E. S. Puchi Cabrera
Fatigue properties of a SAE 4340 steel coated with a Nimet HP autocatalytic nickel deposit Surface and Coatings Technology, Volumes 133-134, November 2000, Pages 561-571

M. P. Nascimento, R. C. Souza, W. L. Pigatin and H. J. C. Voorwald Effects of surface treatments on the fatigue strength of AISI 4340 aeronautical steel International Journal of Fatigue, Volume 23, Issue 7, August 2001, Pages 607-618

J. A. Díaz, M. Passarelli, J. A. Berríos and E. S. Puchi-Cabrera
Fatigue behavior of a 4340 steel coated with an electroless Ni-P deposit
Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 149, Issue 1, 1 January 2002, Pages 45-56

T. Saeid, S. Yazdani and N. Parvini-Ahmadi
Fatigue properties of a Ck45 steel coated with a post-heat treated Ni˜Cu˜P electroless deposit
Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 200, Issues 20-21, 22 May 2006, Pages 5789-93.

T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(ed.note: The good doctor offers a fascinating blog, "Advancement in Science" )

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Thank you, T.S.N. Could you please give a short intro to sciencedirect.com if you have a chance -- especially their most inexpensive and simplest access plan. These databases are a great thing but it typically takes a lot of effort just to figure out what they are offering and how much it costs :-)

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2006

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In UK, your best source of information is the Institute of Metal Finishing. Ask them to search the index of 'Transactions'

Geoff Smith
Hampshire, England
2006