US 7,468,122 B2
Composite layer including metal and inorganic powders and method for manufacturing the same
Ji-Young Byun, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Kyung-Tae Hong, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Jung-Man Doh, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Heon-Phil Ha, Guri-si (Korea, Republic of); and Kyoung-Tae Kim, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to KIST, Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/322,881.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2005-0109015 (KR), filed on Nov. 15, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0108059 A1, May 17, 2007
Int. Cl. C25D 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 205—109 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a composite layer on a basic metal substrate comprising:
dipping a basic metal into an electrolyte comprising:
nickel sulfamate [Ni(NH2SO4)] in a concentration range of 50.0 g/l to 300.0 g/l; boric acid in a concentration range of 10.0 g/l to 20.0 g/l;
nickel chloride (NiCl2) in a concentration range of 1.0 g/l to 10.0 g/l;
coumarin (C9H6O2) in a concentration range of 0.02 g/l to 0.5 g/l;
sodium dodecyl sulfate [CH3—(CH2)11—OSONa] in a concentration range of 4.0 g/l to 60.0 g/l;
an inorganic silicon carbide (SiC) powder and in a concentration range of 20.0 g/l to 70.0 g/l;
sulfuric acid in a concentration range of 15.0 ml/l to 70.0 ml/l; and,
distilled water; and
electroplating the basic metal substrate to form a nickel-alumina composite layer on the basic metal.