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Electroless Nickel: Deposit Properties, Specifications and Applications
By Richard Bellemare and Peter Vignati
OMG Fidelity, Inc.
Newark, New Jersey

| TABLE IPlating Rates of Electroless Nickel Solutions |
Bath
Low-Phosphorus electroless nickel
Mid-Phosphorus electroless nickel
High-Phosphorus electroless nickel
Nickel-Boron |
Plating Rate (mils/hr)
0.4 - 0.8
0.6 - 1.2
0.2 - 0.6
0.2 - 0.4 |
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| Table II - Electrical Resistivities |
| TABLE IIICoercivities of Various Deposits |
pct P
Three to six pct
Seven to nine pct
>10 pct |
Oe1
20 - 80
1 - 2
Non-magnetic |
| TABLE IVCorrosion Resistance Using ASTM B117 Salt Spray Test |
| Coating Thickness |
Hours to first appearance of rust pits |
0.50 mils
0.88 mils
1.52 mils
2 mils |
Coating A
24
96
96
96 |
Coating B
24
96
96
96 |
Coating C
24
96
96
96 |
Coating D
250
1000
1000
1000 |
Coating A - Ni-P (four to five pct P)
Coating B - Ni-P (seven to eight pct P)
Coating C - Ni-P (6.5 to eight pct P)
Coating D - Ni-P (10 to 12 pct P) |
| TABLE VHardness vs. Phosphorus Content |
|
As Plated |
Heat Treated |
Low-phosphorus electroless nickel
Mid-phosphorus electroless nickel
High-phosphorus electroless nickel |
700
480
450 |
930
980
980 |
| TABLE VITemperature vs. Time |
Temp (C)
260
285
320
400 |
Time (hrs)
20
16
8
1 |
| TABLE VIITaber Abrasion Data |
Heat Treatment
Ni-P, as plated
Ni-P, 1 hr, 288C
Ni-P, 0.25-1 hr, 400C
Ni-P, 0.25-1 hr, 600C
Ni-B, as-plated
Ni-B, one hr, 400C |
Taber Wear Index *
15-20
10-15
6
4
8-12
4 |
| Chromium *Taber wear index = mg/weight loss/100 revs, CS-10 wheels, one kg load. 2 |
| TABLE VIIIMajor EN Specifications |
AMS 2404
AMS 2405
ASTM B656
ASTM B733
MIL-C-26074E |
Electroless Nickel Plating
Electroless Nickel, Low-Phosphorus
Guide for Autocatalytic Nickel-Phosphorus Deposition on Metals for Engineering Use
Standard Specification for the Autocatalytic Nickel-Phosphorus Coatings on Metal
Coatings, Electroless Nickel, Requirements for |
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