In this study, 7075-T6 Al-alloy was used as substrate to deposit ENi film with the different thicknesses by high-phosphor electroless nickel technology. And then film characteristics (such as structure, roughness, hardness and adhesion), tensile, fatigue and corrosive behaviors of the coated specimens were analyzed in order to understand the effect of ENi film thickness on the applied performance of 7075-T6 material. With the increase of film thickness from 3µm to 7µm, the results show as the follows: (1). Both the roughness and hardness properties of the substrate are raised, but the good adhesion of the film on the substrate has no deterioration. (2). It results in a slight raise about 1.6% in tensile strength; however, its fatigue strength is reduced up to 25%. (3). Corrosion resistance is evidently improved by ENi films in 3.5wt% NaCl aqueous medium, and they are in turn 3µm-ENi>5µm-ENi>7µm-ENi.
In this study, 7075-T6 Al-alloy was used as substrate to deposit ENi film with the different thicknesses by high-phosphor electroless nickel technology. And then film characteristics (such as structure, roughness, hardness and adhesion), tensile, fatigue and corrosive behaviors of the coated specimens were analyzed in order to understand the effect of ENi film thickness on the applied performance of 7075-T6 material. With the increase of film thickness from 3µm to 7µm, the results show as the follows: (1). Both the roughness and hardness properties of the substrate are raised, but the good adhesion of the film on the substrate has no deterioration. (2). It results in a slight raise about 1.6% in tensile strength; however, its fatigue strength is reduced up to 25%. (3). Corrosion resistance is evidently improved by ENi films in 3.5wt% NaCl aqueous medium, and they are in turn 3µm-ENi>5µm-ENi>7µm-ENi.