ISO 19487:2016

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 19487
First edition
2016-12-01
Metallic and other inorganic
coatings — Electrodeposited nickel-
ceramics composite coatings
Revêtements métalliques et autres revêtements inorganiques —
Dépôts électrolytiques composites de nickel-céramique
Reference number
ISO 19487:2016(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Designation . 2
5 Requirements . 2
5.1 Special test specimens . 2
5.2 Appearance and surface roughness . 2
5.3 Thickness . 3
5.4 Hardness . 3
5.5 Adhesion . 3
5.6 Porosity . 3
5.7 Stress relief heat treatments . 3
5.8 Hydrogen embrittlement relief . 4
5.9 Peening . 4
5.10 Internal stress . 4
5.11 Ductility . 4
6 Sampling . 5
Annex A (normative) Test methods for determining thickness . 6
Annex B (informative) Typical composition and operating conditions of Watts and nickel
sulphamate solutions, and mechanical properties of nickel electrodeposited from
those solutions . 7
Bibliography . 8
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Foreword
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Subcommittee SC 3, Electrodeposited coatings and related finishes.
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Introduction
Electrolytic codeposition of ceramic particles into the metal matrix is a low-cost and low-temperature
method suitable for producing composite coating. Ceramics particles can be hard oxide or carbides
like Al O , SiC, Si N , TiO , WC or diamond. Also, it may include solid lubricants like PTFE, graphite,
2 3 3 4 2
h-BN or MoS . Incorporation of such particles can improve mechanical, tribological and anti-corrosion
2
properties of electrodeposited coatings. Nickel being an engineering material, nickel-ceramics composite
coating can find wide application such as cutting tools for semiconductors, heat exchangers, automobile
shackle pin, glass moulds. The applications cover machine elements, tools, electronics, micro-system
technology, electrochemistry, acoustics, decoration and many more. In addition, electrodeposited
nickel-ceramics composite coating can be applied in automotive parts including cylinder bores, piston
and piston rings to increase engine performance. Nickel-based composites exist as many different
types depending upon kind of ceramic particles incorporated, which can differ significantly in their
properties. To increase hardness and corrosion resistance, hard ceramic particles such as SiC, Si N and
3 4
Al O can be used, whereas to increase wear resistance property, mainly self-lubricating solid particles
2 3
such as h-BN, PTFE or MoS can be used. It is therefore important to choose the right ceramic particles
2
for a given application. Typical solution compositions, operating conditions and mechanical properties
of electrodeposits from Watts and nickel sulphamate solutions are given in Annex B.
The objective of this document is to provide processing and requirements that cover all nickel-based
composite system. This enables both providers as well as users to easily fabricate the composite system.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 19487:2016(E)
Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electrodeposited
nickel-ceramics composite coatings
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for electrodeposited nickel-ceramics composite coatings
applied to ferrous and non-ferrous basis metals for engineering purposes. In addition, it enables both
providers and users to offer a consistent methodology to fabricate electrodeposited nickel-ceramics
composite system.
Nickel alloys or composites in which nickel content is less than 40 vol.% are outside the scope of this
document.
The designation provides a means of specifying the type of nickel composite coatings appropriate for
engineering applications.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 1463, Metal and oxide coatings — Measurement of coating thickness — Microscopical method
ISO 2177, Metallic coatings — Measurement of coating thickness — Coulometric measurement by anodic
dissolution
ISO 2361, Electrodeposited nickel coatings on magnetic and non-magnetic substrates — Measurement of
coating thickness — Magnetic method
ISO 2819, Metallic coatings on metallic substrates — Electrodeposited and chemically deposited coatings
— Review of methods available for testing adhesion
ISO 3497, Metallic coatings — Measurement of coating thickness — X-ray spectrometric methods
ISO 3543, Metallic and non-metallic coatings — Measurement of thickness – Beta backscatter method
ISO 3882, Metallic and inorganic coatings — Review of methods of measurement of thickness
ISO 4519, Electrodeposited metallic coatings and related finishes — Sampling procedures for inspection by
attributes
ISO 9220, Metallic coatings — Measurement of coating thickness — Scanning electron microscope method
ISO 9587, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Pretreatment of iron or steel to reduce the risk of
hydrogen embrittlement
ISO 9588, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Post-coating treatments of iron or steel to reduce the
risk of hydrogen embrittlement
ISO 10289, Methods for corrosion testing of metallic and other inorganic coatings on metallic substrates —
Rating of test specimens and manufactured articles subjected to corrosion tests
ISO 12686, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Automated, controlled shot-peening of metallic articles
prior to nickel, autocatalytic nickel or chromium electroplating, or as a final finish
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ISO 14577 (all parts), Metallic materials — Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials
parameters
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 2064, ISO 2080, ISO 4287 and
ISO 4526 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
4 Designation
The designation shall comprise the following:
a) the term, electrodeposited composite coating;
b) the number of this document, ISO 19487;
c) a hyphen;
d) a solidus (/);
e) symbols for the nickel as well as coatings applied prior to and after electroplating, separated by
solidi (/) for each stage in the coating sequence in the order of application. The coating designation
shall include the thickness of the coatings in μm.
For example, electrodeposited composite coating ISO 19487-Ni30/SiC(25) designates nickel silicon
carbide composite 30 μm thick which contains 25 vol.% of SiC.
5 Requirements
5.1 Special test specimens
Special test specimens may be used to
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