New Applications of Electroless Nickel-Phosphorus Composite Coatings in Various Industries: A Systematic Review

Metal coatings used in various industrial surfaces play an important role in the protection of industrial tools and parts, and the development of metal coating processes, together with reinforcing particles such as oxide, non-oxide ceramic particles, and nanostructure particles on the surfaces with different heterogeneous shapes, it has been welcomed by a large part of researchers. Such coatings can be produced by various methods, such as mechanical methods, electrochemical deposition, CVD, PVD, etc. Meanwhile, electroless nickel-phosphorus (ENP) composite coatings are important due to the possibility of coating asymmetric shapes and maintaining the uniformity of the composition, as well as the desired resistance to wear and corrosion. The use of these coatings has increased significantly in recent years, particularly in the manufacture of parts required by the automotive, aerospace, electrical, chemical, and oil and gas industries. In the forthcoming study, their nickel-phosphorus composite coatings have been investigated using the electroless method, and we will examine their mechanical and corrosion properties. It is noteworthy that nickel-phosphorus microdot arrays are also of interest today and could be a suitable field of research.

Keywords:

Electroless Composite Coatings , NiP , Corrosion Resistance , Composite Coatings , Micro-dot Array