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Novel Process for Deposition of Non-Anomalous Amorphous Ni-Zn-P Alloys for Replacement of Cadmium Coatings Basker Veeraraghavan, Swaminatha Prabu, Bala Haran and Branko PopovDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina Cadmium Plating Objectives Experimental EDAX Analysis on Ni-P and Ni-Zn-P Coatings Cross-sectional SEM Analysis of Ni-P and Ni-Zn-P Coatings Effect of Zn2+ Ions on Thickness of Coatings Effect of Zn2+ Ions on Deposit Composition Corrosion Potential As a Function of Zn Content in the Coatings Tafel Plots As a Function of Zn Content in the Coatings Corrosion Characteristics of the Coatings As a Function of Zn Content Construction of pH-Concentration Diagram Effect of pH on the Equilibrium Concentrations Effect of pH on the Morphology of Coatings pH 8.5 Effect of pH on the Morphology of Coatings pH 10.5 Effect of pH on Deposition at 85o C SEM Analysis of Samples After Immersion in pH 7 Na2SO4 + H3BO3 Solution pH 10.5 Effect of Temperature on Deposition at pH 10.5 Comparison of Resistances for Various Sacrificial Coatings Corrosion Rate of Various Sacrificial Coatings Stability of Various Sacrificial Coatings Conclusions Developed a novel technique that can control the Zn-Ni ratio and thereby the barrier properties of the deposits. Increase in ZnSO4 concentration in the deposition bath resulted in developing Ni-Zn-P coatings with high Ni content 74-wt% . Increased nickel content decreased the dissolution rate of the sacrificial metal coating in corrosive media, while the presence of 16-wt% Zn ensures sacrificial protection to the substrate. Ni-Zn-P coatings have been developed that are environmentally benign and can be regarded as replacements to Cd plating. * Department of Chemical Engineering University of South Carolina SC 29208 Objectives: To develop corrosion and permeation resistant coatings as a replacement for cadmium plating. Approach: 1 Obtain non-anomalous Ni-Zn-P coatings by Electroless deposition. 2 Increase the