ELECTROLESS NI-P DEPOSITION BY USING ORGANIC SOLVENT

Authors

  • Norhayati Ahmad Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Nor Akmal Fadil Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Hazwani Hashim Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Electroless nickel, Ni-P plating, adhesion strength, organic solvent, coating

Abstract

Electroless nickel for electronic applications continues to grow and is clearly the most diverse market segment. The work focuses on optimizing the coating parameters of electroless nickel phosphorous (Ni-P) in organic solvent which is ethanol on a copper substrate. The maximum concentration of ethanol was 50% to be added in an aqueous solution of plating bath to dissolve the entire Ni salt, complexing agent, stabilizer and reducing agent. The effect of 50% ethanol on electroless Ni-P deposition and characterization of Ni-P coating were studied. The characterization of coating materials was conducted using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Field Emission Scanning Microscopy (FESEM) with Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX). The result showed that the agglomerated Ni-P deposited on coating surface become bigger when the NiSO4 concentration increases at the optimum plating time of 20 minutes. The performance of deposited Ni-P in this study showed highest adhesion level when the concentration of NiSO4 was 15 g/L while the thickest coating was formed at 40 minutes of 35 g/L NiSO4 concentration.

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Published

2018-04-01

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Ahmad, N., Fadil, N. A., & Hashim, H. (2018). ELECTROLESS NI-P DEPOSITION BY USING ORGANIC SOLVENT. Jurnal Mekanikal, 38(1). Retrieved from https://jurnalmekanikal.utm.my/index.php/jurnalmekanikal/article/view/31

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Vol 38: June 2015

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Mechanical

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