Research Article
Influence of Bath Composition at Acidic pH on Electrodeposition of Nickel-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites for Corrosion Protection
Table 2
Plating solution measurements of conductivity, viscosity, zeta potential, and particle size for various pHs (1.6, 2.5, 3.0) of the plating bath.
| Plating solution pH | Conductivity () (mS/cm) | Viscosity () (cSt) | Particle size (nm) | Zeta potential () (mV) |
| pH 1.6 | 24.3 ± 0.1 | 2.86 ± 0.03 | 3120 | −10.1 ± 0.3 | pH 2.5 | 28.1 ± 0.2 | 2.64 ± 0.01 | 2756 | −22.2 ± 0.9 | pH 3.0 | 33.7 ± 0.3 | 2.21 ± 0.01 | 2517 | −21.9 ± 0.4 | 0.5% MMT | 0.502 ± 0.008 | 1.33 ± 0.01 | 591 | −43.2 ± 0.8 |
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