Studies on the Bright Zinc-Nickel Alloy Palting in Alkaline Baths

Authors

Jiale Cai, Dept. of Chem., Xiamen Univ.,Xiamen 361005;
Shaomin Zhou

Abstract

The electrochemical properties of the Zn-Ni plating baths and the structure andperformance of the obtained deposits were investigated.The results show that the nickel content of theobtained deposits is incereased with decreasing of Zn￣(2+)/Ni￣(2+) ratio in the baths and with increasing ofcathodic current density;The cathode current efficiency is increased with increasing of Zn [Ⅱ]content in the bath and with decreasing of cathodic current density.The ZN-11 additive used is thereaction product of heterocyclic compound and polyamines with epichlorohydrin,it has a higheradsorptivity on Hg-electrede at potential between -0.16～-1.68 V (vs. Hg/HgO,1 mol·L￣(-1)KOH). It is found that zinc and nickel are codeposited anomalously due to the inhibition effect ofZN-11 additive on nickel deposition and the catalytic effect of the used complexing agent on zincdeposition.The results of X-ray diffraction analysis show that zinc-nickel alloy deposits with nickel content>10.6 wt%possess γ phase alone with preferred orientation of (330)+(411) of complex cubic.The zinc-nickel alloy deposits are bright with hard ness 220 to 270 Hv.The corrcoion experimence in5% NaCl solution shows that zinc-nickel alloy deposit with nickel content about 13 wt% behavesmaximum protection to steel.The zinc-nickel alloy deposit with nickel content<10.6 wt% behavesanodic protection to steel,and with nickel content in the range of 10.6～14.5 wt% behaves mixedprotection of anodic and cathdic.On the base of the conclusions obtained above,a new technology of alkaline bright zinc-nickelalloy plating has been suggested.The optimum bath composition is found to be 4 to 10 g·L￣(-1) of ZnO,70 to 120 g·L￣(-1) of NaOH,4 to 15 mL·L￣(-1) Ni complexing compound, 0.05 to 0.3 g·L￣(-1) ofaromatic aldehyde and 0.5 to 3 mL·L￣(-1) ZN-11 additive,Zn￣(2+)/Ni￣(2+) ratio(wt.)is 4 to 10. Thebath operates in 15～65℃ and with cathodic current density 0.2～10 A·dm￣(-2).The industrialpractice shows that,the suggested bath is stable, and the deposits obtained are bright,corrosionresistive and the nickel contents are controllable conveniently in the range of 9～2 0 percent.

Keywords

Alkaline, Plating, Electredeposition, Zinc-nickel alloy

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.3046

Publication Date

1995-08-28

Online Available Date

1995-08-28

Revised Date

1995-08-28

Received Date

1995-08-28

Recommended Citation

Jiale Cai, Shaomin Zhou. Studies on the Bright Zinc-Nickel Alloy Palting in Alkaline Baths[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 1995 , 1(3): Article 20.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.3046
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol1/iss3/20