APPLICATION OF ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY IN PREPARED Ni-Al LAYER BY A TWO-STAGE PROCESS
A Ni-Al layer can provide substrate properties and has received widespread attention. This study investigates the morphology and composition of a Ni-Al layer fabricated on a steel substrate using a two-step method. Initially, an internal nickel layer was deposited via electroplating, followed by an aluminization process. The morphological and compositional characteristics of the resulting Ni-Al layer were analyzed using metallographic microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results revealed that the morphological changes to the Ni-Al layer are influenced by the aluminum content in the infiltration agent, and the data from AFM confirm this.
Authors
- Hao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9779-7703)
- Zicheng Ling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3142-6736)
- Mingqi Tang
- Lei Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8723-6627)
- Xi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3160-614X)
- Ningning Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0414-5878)
- Peng Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-131X)
- Yimin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3950-7397)
- Yuping Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-6876)
- Leyu Wei
Institutions
- North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (CN)
- Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materiali in tehnologije
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17222/mit.2024.1352
- Primary Topic
- Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power