Texture and morphology of zinc electrodeposited from an acid sulphate bath

Vasilakopoulos, D; Bouroushian, M; Spyrellis, N

dc.contributor.author	Vasilakopoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Bouroushian, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Spyrellis, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:13Z
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dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0020-2967	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14396
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dc.subject	Morphology	en
dc.subject	Plating	en
dc.subject	Pulse current	en
dc.subject	Texture	en
dc.subject	Zinc electrodeposition	en
dc.subject.classification	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	en
dc.subject.other	Acidization	en
dc.subject.other	Crystal microstructure	en
dc.subject.other	Films	en
dc.subject.other	Morphology	en
dc.subject.other	pH	en
dc.subject.other	Scanning electron microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Surfaces	en
dc.subject.other	Textures	en
dc.subject.other	X ray diffraction analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Zinc	en
dc.subject.other	Acid sulphate bath	en
dc.subject.other	Direct current plating	en
dc.subject.other	Pulse current plating	en
dc.subject.other	Steel cathodes	en
dc.subject.other	Zinc electrodeposition	en
dc.subject.other	Electroplating	en
dc.title	Texture and morphology of zinc electrodeposited from an acid sulphate bath	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	The texture and morphology of zinc electrodeposits prepared under direct current (DC) and pulse current (PC) plating conditions from an acidic sulphate bath on low-carbon steel cathodes were investigated by means of the relative texture coefficients (obtained by X-ray diffraction analysis) and scanning electron microscopy. As verified, the variation of DC deposition current density from very low (0.5 A.dm(-2)) to moderately high values (40 A.dm(-2)), is associated with changes in texture, grain structure and surface morphology of the deposited films, depending on the adopted acidic bath pH (2.0-4.5). PC plating effectively modifies the properties obtained, within a limited range of conditions: however at high current densities PC resembles DC plating. A brief discussion on the nucleation and growth mechanisms involved, is attempted.	en
heal.publisher	INST METAL FINISHING	en
heal.journalName	Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000169518400016	en
dc.identifier.volume	79	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	107	en
dc.identifier.epage	111	en