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Cobalt/Chromium Carbide Composite Coatings Applied By Brush Plating For Use As An Alternative To Hard Chrome

In the war on corrosion and wear, maintenance repair engineers will be hard pressed to find a plating material as strong as chrome. It has high hardness, high lubricity, low wear resistance, and maintains some of its hardness even after being exposed to high temperatures.  However, there’s increasing pressure to find an alternative to this material due to the worker safety and environmental issues it presents.  Regularly, hard chrome is electroplated where it is needed using a plating solution containing chromium trioxide.  Chromium trioxide is registered with both REACH(1) and the EPA(2) as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic. 

Product Number: 51322-18228-SG
Author: Joshua D. Thomas, Danijela Milosevic-Popovich
Publication Date: 2022
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Due to increased concern for both environmental and worker safety from governments around the world, many significant industrial chemicals are being phased out of production processes. One example is the use of hexavalent chromium compounds for the electrodeposition of hard chrome. Electrodeposited chrome is typically used for improved hardness, lubricity, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. This work will support the use of a metal matrix composite composed of cobalt and chromium carbide particles as an alternative for chrome coatings deposited from hexavalent chromium compounds. 

Due to increased concern for both environmental and worker safety from governments around the world, many significant industrial chemicals are being phased out of production processes. One example is the use of hexavalent chromium compounds for the electrodeposition of hard chrome. Electrodeposited chrome is typically used for improved hardness, lubricity, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. This work will support the use of a metal matrix composite composed of cobalt and chromium carbide particles as an alternative for chrome coatings deposited from hexavalent chromium compounds. 

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