Structure and Properties of Electrodeposited Composite Metal–Nanodisperse Inorganic Compound Coatings

By using the electrodeposition method, composite Sn-inorganic coatings have been obtained. As the inorganic compounds, ultrafine PbMo₆S₈, NbC_xN_y, Ti_xN_y, and Ti_0.63Nb_0.34C_0.38N_0.58 powders were utilized. The Sn–PbMo₆S₈ coatings containing 28-88 wt.% PbMo₆S₈ were superconductive. The highly electroconductive Sn–NbC_xN_y coatings containing 1-88 wt.% of the disperse phase and the Sn–Ti_xN_y coatings with 42-70 wt.% Ti_xN_y were structurally stable at a low temperature (–50°C), solderable, and corrosion resistant on copper. The formation of the structure of the coatings is determined by the electrolyte composition, the cathode current density during the electrolysis, and the codeposition of the disperse phase. By electrodeposition of the chromium carbonitride Cr₃C_1.6N_0.4, in the presence of H₄P₂O₇ in an CrO₃-based electrolyte, mat composite Cr–Cr₃C_1.6N_0.4 coatings with 6.8 wt.% Cr₃C_1.6N_0.4 were obtained, which had a finely uneaven surface structure. Such surfaces are needed in the cases where lubricants are used.