Title: Study of the effect of zincate on the deposit of brass in steels of low carbon

Authors: Carlos Dominguez-Rios, Roal Torres-Sanchez, Alfredo Aguilar-Elguezabal

Addresses: Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, SC, Av. Miguel de Cervantes No. 120 Complejo Industrial Chihuahua CP, 31109 Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico. ' Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, SC, Av. Miguel de Cervantes No. 120 Complejo Industrial Chihuahua CP, 31109 Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico. ' Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, SC, Av. Miguel de Cervantes No. 120 Complejo Industrial Chihuahua CP, 31109 Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico

Abstract: In this work, the results of the characterisation of an electroless brass film deposited on low carbon steel are correlated with the conditions of application of an intermediate zinc film. The results report that the best conditions of electroless brass plating are obtained when the zincate is done under current density of 7–10 A/dm², temperature of 40°C and with immersion time of 35–45 seconds.

Keywords: electroless brass plating; zincate; scanning electron microscopy; characterisation; low carbon steel; brass film deposition; zinc film; microstructure.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2006.010672

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2006 Vol.27 No.1/2, pp.64 - 70

Published online: 16 Aug 2006 *

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