@article{4d1c847146d94eaf8798595efa0f9c1f,
title = "Nickel-boron plating on magnesium and AZ91D alloy by a chromium-free electroless process",
abstract = "Ni-B coatings have been deposited directly on commercial purity magnesium and AZ91D magnesium alloy by a chromium-free electroless process and characterized using scanning electron microscopy, glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy, gravimetric measurements and, for corrosion evaluation, hydrogen evolution. The surfaces of the coatings reveal a typical cauliflower-type appearance and form at a rate of \textasciitilde{}8 to 13μm/h. The nickel and boron contents of the coatings are relatively uniform across the whole thickness. The addition of NH 4HF 2 to the electroless bath improves the corrosion resistance provided by the coatings during immersion of coated substrates in sodium chloride solution.",
keywords = "Alloy, Electroless, Magnesium, Ni-B",
author = "E. Correa and Zuleta, \{A. A.\} and M. Sep{\'u}lveda and L. Guerra and Casta{\~n}o, \{J. G.\} and F. Echeverr{\'i}a and H. Liu and P. Skeldon and Thompson, \{G. E.\}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to the “ Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnolog{\'i}a e Innovaci{\'o}n — COLCIENCIAS ”, Universidad de Antioquia and The University of Manchester for financial assistance (project 111545221131 ). The authors also thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (U.K.) for financial support (programme grant: LATEST2 ) and Professor Jun Yen Uan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering National, Chung Hsing University, Taiwan for supply of the magnesium alloy.",
year = "2012",
month = feb,
day = "25",
doi = "10.1016/j.surfcoat.2011.12.023",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "206",
pages = "3088--3093",
journal = "Surface and Coatings Technology",
issn = "0257-8972",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "13",
}