Reusing oxide-based pulverised fly ash and medical waste particles to develop electroless nickel composite coatings (Ni–P/fly ash and Ni–P/SiO2–Al2O3)

Franco Mayanglambam; Mark Russell

doi:10.1007/s12613-020-2071-7

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Franco Mayanglambam and Mark Russell, Reusing oxide-based pulverised fly ash and medical waste particles to develop electroless nickel composite coatings (Ni–P/fly ash and Ni–P/SiO₂–Al₂O₃), Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 27(2020), No. 8, pp. 1147-1156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2071-7

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Franco Mayanglambam and Mark Russell, Reusing oxide-based pulverised fly ash and medical waste particles to develop electroless nickel composite coatings (Ni–P/fly ash and Ni–P/SiO2–Al2O3), Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 27(2020), No. 8, pp. 1147-1156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2071-7

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Reusing oxide-based pulverised fly ash and medical waste particles to develop electroless nickel composite coatings (Ni–P/fly ash and Ni–P/SiO₂–Al₂O₃)

Franco Mayanglambam^1,2, and
Mark Russell¹

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Franco Mayanglambam E-mail: fmayanglambam01@qub.ac.uk
Received: 5 January 2020; Revised: 3 April 2020; Accepted: 15 April 2020; Available online: 16 April 2020

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Recycling and reusing materials from waste have become a nexus in the development of sustainable materials, leading to more balanced technologies. In this study, we developed a composite coating by co-depositing recycled ceramic particles, pulverised fly ash (PFA) and medical ceramics (MC), into a nickel–phosphorus matrix using a typical electroless plating process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images indicated well-dispersed particles in the Ni–P matrix. However, compared with the MC particles, the PFA particles were distributed scantily with a lower content in the matrix, which could be due to the less impingement effect during the co-deposition. A modified microstructure with refined grains was obtained for the PFA-incorporated composite coating, as seen in the SEM micrograph. The X-ray diffraction result of the MC-incorporated composite coating showed the formation of Ni_xSi_y phases in addition to the typical Ni₃P phases for the heat-treated electroless Ni–P coatings. Upon heat treatment, the PFA-reinforced composite coating, due to a modified microstructure, exhibited a higher microhardness up to HK_0.05 818, which is comparable to that of the traditional SiC particle-embedded composite coating (HK_0.05 825). The findings can potentially open up a new strategy to further advance the green approach for industrial surface engineering.
- electroless plating;
- waste ceramics;
- fly ash particles;
- microstructure;
- microhardness

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