Preparation of Ni-Co Alloy by Electrodeposition

Nickel-cobalt alloy coatings were prepared on copper substrates by electrochemical deposition at various deposition current densities of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 mA cm(-2). Ni-Co alloy coating have been prepared by elecrodeposition technique due its low cost, easily maintainable equipment, easy control of film thickness and the method is also environmentally friendly. The effect of current density on deposit composition, structure, morphology and microhardness of electrodeposited Co-Ni alloy deposits were studied and discussed. The values of the current efficiency obtained are in the range of 68 - 95 %. From surface morphology obtained the current density increasing promotes the formation colony structure. Increasing the current density led to finer grain structure in Ni-Co deposit. The microhardness of electrodeposited Ni-Co coatings are in the range 482-610 HV.