Electrodeposition of Nanocrystalline Coating on Additive Manufactured Parts for Enhanced Structural Performance
Abstract
Over the past 50 years, electroplating plastic materials has been widely adopted throughout theautomotive industry in an effort to reduce the overall weight of vehicles and subsequently improvethe fuel efficiency. Although electroplating was originally developed in the early 1800s for platingmetallic materials, the ability to adhere plating materials to non-conductive (plastic) substrates waslimited until the early 1970s. At this time, processes were developed to aid in forming strongchemical bonds between the plastic substrate and the electrodeposited plating material [1]. Whilemany of the commonly known electroplating applications are largely for aesthetics (jewelry),electroplating can also enhance or alter properties of the base substrate material. Several benefitsof electroplating beyond cosmetic applications include:
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 17, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012612
Entities
People
- Waruna Seneviratne
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Wichita State University