Lv X., Lv Y., Gan S., 2018, Effect of Electroless Nickel Plating on Properties of Iron Matrix Composites, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 66, 37-42.
Iron matrix composites are a kind of high-performance, low-cost metal matrix composites. They are the most promising metal matrix composites. In order to overcome the problem of reinforced particles and molten iron not infiltrating, the application of electroless nickel plating can solve it successfully. Based on the principle of electroless nickel plating, this paper studies the erosion and wear resistance of iron matrix reinforced composite. The experimental results show that the electroless nickel plating on the surface of the reinforced particles can achieve better bonding with the iron matrix and improve the infiltration of the matrix. Different particle volume fractions and different particle sizes have a greater influence on the erosion wear resistance of iron matrix composites. The larger the volume fraction of particles, the greater the volume wear, and when the particle volume fraction is the same, the erosion wear of the iron matrix composites increases with particle size.
