Process Heating and Postannealing Effects on Microstructure and Hardness of the Sputtered Ni-P-Al Coatings

<table>Scanning electron micrographs of (a) cross-sectional 475°C deposited, (b) plane-view as-deposited, (c) plane-view 475°C deposited, and (d) plane-view 550°C deposited Ni-P-Al coatings.</table>

Journal of Metallurgy

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Figure 1: Process Heating and Postannealing Effects on Microstructure and Hardness of the Sputtered Ni-P-Al Coatings 