• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2003

Electroplated Ni and Ni-W micro-molds using LIGA-like process for replication of micro-components such as microfluidic parts and micro optical parts have been investigated. In general, it is hard to produce micro-parts using conventional mechanical processes. Micro-mold formed by LIGA-like process could fabricate micro-parts with high aspect ratio. In this paper, fabrication and properties of electroplated Ni molds with varying applied current types as well as those of Ni-W molds were investigated. Ni molds fabricated under pulse-reverse current showed the highest hardness value of about 160 Hv. Ni-W molds showed the hardness of about 500 Hv which was much harder than that of Ni electroplated molds. The above results suggested that high quality micro-molds could be fabricated by using Ni electroplating of pulse-reverse type for core molds and sequential Ni-W alloys coating.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.377-387
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• 2023

Ni-W/Al₂O₃ nano-composites were electrodeposited on mild steel substrate for mechanical and corrosion resistance applications. This study focused on the preparation of Ni-W/Al₂O₃ nano-composite coating with various quantity of Al₂O₃ incorporations. The addition of Al₂O₃ in the electrolytes were varied from 1-10 g/L in electrolytes and the Al₂O₃ incorporation in Ni-W/Al₂O₃ nano-composite coatings were obtained from 1.82 to 13.86 wt.%. The incorporation of Al₂O₃ in Ni-W alloy matrix influenced the grain size, surface morphology and structural properties were observed. The distributions of Al₂O₃ particle in alloy matrix were confirmed using electron microscopy (FESEM and TEM) and EDAX mapping analysis. The crystal structure informations were studied using X-ray diffraction method and it confirms that the deposits having cubic crystal structure. The better corrosion rate (0.87 mpy) and microhardness (965 HV) properties were obtained for the Ni-W/Al₂O₃ nano-composite coating with 13.86 wt.% of Al₂O₃ incorporations.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.56-56
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• 2001

Ni-W alloy deposit is one of the best alternatives to hard chromium plating because of its good mechanical properties (high hardness, high strength, and good wear resistance). Ni-W alloy is deposited from weakly acidic or alkaline electrolytic bath with nickel sulfate, sodium tungstate or APT, and some kinds of organic hydroxy-acid complex and ammonia salts. W content of the deposit can be changed from 0 to 5Owt% and the coating with high W content is more attracted. But, meanwhile, the deposited layers are always found high internal stress, which cause them to become brittle and to bond insufficiently with the substrate. On the second hand, as the W content is incresed, the current efficiency reduced, which results in large quantities of hydrogen evolution and then produces bubbles on surface and pitting appearance In this paper, the influence of some additives on Ni-W alloy electroplating was investigated by means of compositional analysis and SEM. The initial results showed that 2-butyne-1,4-diol was the best brightener for Ni-W plating process. It could brighten and level deposit, but decreased the cathodic current efficiency. Its optimum concentration range is from O.lgjL to 0.5gjL. Besides, three kinds of additives including 2-butyne-1,4-diol were examined with Dagguchi method.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.344-349
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• 2004

Emulsions were formed through putting small quantity of nickel electroplating solution into supercritical carbon dioxide, and then electroplating in the $sc-CO_2$ emulsions was conducted. It is an environmental-friendly technology that can solve the treatment of a large quantity of toxic plating wastewater, which is a big problem in the existing wet plating, and also can reduce secondary waste generation fundamentally. Supercritical carbon dioxide emulsions enhanced by ultrasonic horn were formed by non-ionic surfactant and nickel solution. Plating condition within emulsions was set up as 120bar and $55^{\circ}C$ through measurement of electrical conductivity following the pressure change. Experiments were conducted respectively against supercritical carbon dioxide emulsions electroplating and general chemical electroplating, and then their results were compared and analyzed. As the experiment result utilizing emulsions, plating surface was formed very evenly even with a small quantity of electroplating solution, and fine particles were plated compactly without any pinhole or crack due to hydrogenation, which occurs in general electroplating. Used electroplating solution can be reused through recovery process. Therefore, this technology will be able to be applied as new clean technology in electro-plating.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.167-170
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• 2015

Radioisotope (Nuclear) battery using $^{63}Ni$ was prepared as beta cell. The electroplated $^{63}Ni$ on Ni foil is fabricated, and beta cell and photovoltaic hybrid battery was designed to use at both day and night in space project. A Ni-plating solution is prepared by dissolving metal particles including $^{62}Ni$ and $^{63}Ni$ from neutron irradiation of ($n,{\gamma}$). Electroplating solution of a chloride bath consists on nickel ions in HCl, $H_3BO_3$, and KOH. The deposition was carried out at current density of $10mA\;cm^{-2}$. The prepared beta source was attached on a PN junction and measured I-V properties. The power output at activity of 0.07 mCi and 0.45 mCi were 0.55 pW and 2.69 nW, respectively.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2015년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.137-138
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• 2015

Ni-W 합금도금은 내마모성, 내산성 및 내열성 등의 여러 특성을 가지며 높은 피막경도도 안정하게 얻어지기 때문에 경질 Cr 도금의 대체도금으로서 유리 성형용 금형, 롤러 표면재료, 자동차 접동부품 등 다양한 공업 분야와 제품에 적용되고 있다. Ni-W 합금도금은 도금액 및 전해조건에 따라서 도금 피막에 균열이 생기는 경우가 있다. 도금 피막의 균열 발생요인으로서 도금재료의 환경온도에 의한 열응력, 도금 피막과 기재와의 팽창 수축 차이에 의한 영향을 생각할 수 있다. 도금 내부응력의 발생이유로서 공석한 수소의 이탈설, 결정합체설, 이외에 과잉 에너지설 및 결자결함설도 제안되고 있다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2010

Coatings of Ni-17 at.%W were electroplated on a steel substrate, and their corrosion behavior was investigated between 600 and $800^{\circ}C$ in an Ar-0.2%$SO_2$ atmosphere. They delayed the corrosion of the steel substrate. They were corroded into an outer NiO-rich layer, and an inner ($WO_3+NiO+NiWO_4$)-mixed oxide layer. Below these oxide layers, a sulfide layer gradually formed.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2005

도금전류밀도에 따른 Ni박막과 $Ni-Al_2O_3$복합박막의 항복강도, 파괴 연신율 및 $Ni-Al_2O_3$ 복합박막내 $Al_2O_3$ 함유량을 분석하였다. $5\~20\;mA/cm^2$로 형성한 $Ni-Al_2O_3$ 내 $Al_2O_3$ 함유량은 $11.48\~11.64\;vol\%$로 거의 일정하였으나, 도금전류밀도가 $30\;mA/cm^2$로 증가함에 따라 $Al_2O_3$함유량이 $8.41\;vol\%$로 감소하였다. $Ni-Al_2O_3$ 복합박막은 모두 Ni 박막보다 높은 항복강도를 나타내었으며, 특히 $5\;mA/cm^2$로 도금한 $Ni-Al_2O_3$의 항복강도는 Ni에 비해 $50\%$증가하였다. 도금전류밀도가 증가함에 따라 Ni박막과 $Ni-Al_2O_3$복합박막의 파괴 연신율이 감소하였다. $5\;mA/cm^2$에서 도금한 $Ni-Al_2O_3$복합박막이 다른 전류밀도에서 형성한 복합박막에 비해 $Al_2O_3$가 균일하게 분산되어 있으며 가장 높은 항복강도와 파괴 연신율을 나타내었다.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.214-214
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• 2014

Computational analysis of aqueous solution stability of Fe-Cr-Ni system to find an electroplating condition of Fe-Cr-Ni layer. Aqueous sulfate solution with iron, chromium and nickel ions was selected by using a numerical S/W with which aqueous solution stability was analyzed. Several possible conditions to perform electro-forming of Fe-Cr-Ni were selected with thermo-dynamical data. The Fe-Cr-Ni system was electro-formed which composition and microstructure of the electroplated Fe-Cr-Ni significantly depended on the solution temperature and electro-potential. The final composition of Fe-3%Cr-48%Ni with less than $30{\mu}m$ thick was well electroplated.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2012

Ni-W alloy deposits have lately attracted the interest as an alternative surface treatment method for hard chromium electrodeposits because of higher wear resistance, hardness at high temperature, and corrosion resistance. This study deals with influences of process variables, such as electodeposition current density, plating temperature and pH, on the internal stress of Ni-W nanocrystalline deposits. The internal stress was increased with increasing the applied current density. With increasing applied current density, the grain size of the deposit decreases and concentration of hydrogen in the deposit increases. The subsequent release of the hydrogen results in shrinkage of the deposit and the introduction of tensile stress in the deposit. Consequently, for layers deposited at high current density, cracking occurs readily owing to high tensile stress value. By increasing the temperature of the electrodeposition from $60^{\circ}C$ to $80^{\circ}C$, the internal stress was decreased. It seems that an increase in the number of active ions overcoming the activation energy at elevated temperature caused a decline in the concentration polarization and surface diffusion. It decreased the level of hydrogen absorption due to the lessened hydrogen evolution reaction. Therefore, the lower level of hydrogen absorption degenerated the hydride on the surface of the electrode, resulting in the reduction of the internal stress of the deposits. By increasing the pH of the electrodeposition from 5.6 to 6.8, the internal stress in the deposits were slightly decreased. It is considered that the decrease in internal stess of deposits was due to supply of W complex compound in cathode surface, and hydrogen ion resulted from decrease of activity.