AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF STRESS IN NEW CORROSION‐RESISTANT Ni/Cr COATINGS

Abstract

This article concerns the use of an instrument which has proved to be a valuable tool in the search for decorative nickel/chromium coatings having greater corrosion resistance. Although the instrument is designed to measure stress in electrodeposits its inclusion in an article on corrosion behaviour can be justified since it enables one factor affecting this behaviour to be investigated in greater detail. While stress has some influence on the corrosion resistance of most electrodeposited coatings it has even greater significance in the case of chromium deposits. As is well known, three types of bright chromium are now being deposited for decorative purposes; conventional, crack‐free and micro‐cracked. Stress is a particularly important factor when investigating the thickness at which micro‐cracking occurs and the type of cracking that takes place.

Citation

Dennis, J.K. (1965), "AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF STRESS IN NEW CORROSION‐RESISTANT Ni/Cr COATINGS", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 12 No. 10, pp. 36-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb044089