FANG Dongsheng, SUN Yong, DUAN Yonghua, et al. Structure and appearance of double electroless Ni-P/Ni-Cu-P plating of Kevlar fibers[J]. CIESC Journal, 2012, (12): 4003-4009.
DOI:
FANG Dongsheng, SUN Yong, DUAN Yonghua, et al. Structure and appearance of double electroless Ni-P/Ni-Cu-P plating of Kevlar fibers[J]. CIESC Journal, 2012, (12): 4003-4009.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2012.12.038.
Structure and appearance of double electroless Ni-P/Ni-Cu-P plating of Kevlar fibers
The coating of Ni-P/Ni-Cu-P on the surface of Kevlar fiber was achieved by electroless plating. The surface appearance and composition of original sample
coarsened sample
plated sample and spalled coating were investigated and compared by means of SEM
EDS and XRD.In addition
the formation mechanism and spalling reason of the coating was studied.The results showed that the Kevlar fiber specific surface area
hydrophilicity and activity increased after chemical pretreatment.After chemical Ni-P/Ni-Cu-P plating
the content of Ni in Ni-P coating decreased
however
the content of P increased
Ni was transformed into Ni3P and a little Cu was discovered in Ni-P coating.The atomic proportions of Ni
Cu
P in overall coating were 8.54:3.66:5.59
the phase of the coating mostly consisted of Cu
Cu3P and Ni3P.Because the stress of coating distributed unequally and P gathered partly in Ni-P/Ni-Cu-P phase interface
the interface bonding strength was weakened and local stress concentration occurred
which appeared to be the reason for spalling of the coating.The chemical Cu plating relied on the catalytic action of nickel ions
which helped deposition of copper ions to form the coating.