Title: “New electroless Ni-B/B and Ni-B/MoS2 composite coatings with improved mechanical properties”.
Project acronym: GalvaNiB
Call: Small Grant Scheme 2020.
The paramount objective of the project is to support Polish female scientists in those fields of science where the participation of women is the lowest, especially in applied technical sciences.
Funding: The National Center of Research and Development as the operator of “Applied Research” program implemented as a part of Norway Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.
Total implementation costs: €199,065 (100% funding, 85% of the sum is funded by Norway Grants €169,205.25, 15% of the sum is funded by earmarked grants €29,859.75).
Grant contract no.: NOR/SGS/GalvaNiB/0168/2020-00.
Execution venue: Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Precision Mechanics, (since 01.01.2023 Łukasiewicz Research Network – Warsaw Institute of Technology), Electroplating Technology Centre.
Lead time: 07.01.2021 – 07.01.2023 (24 months).
The aim of the project is to develop a technology for the production of composite coatings with a Ni-B alloy matrix with B or MoS2 dispersion phase particles.
The scientific objective of the project is to study the relationship between the bath composition, morphology and structure of the obtained composite coatings and their functional properties.
Knowledge of the above-mentioned relationships will allow to produce coatings with beneficial functional properties. In the course of the work, it will be important to develop a bath composition with buffering and complexing compounds without the addition of heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, etc.
The use of organic compounds in single and multi-component baths significantly affects the chemical composition and structure of Ni-B matrix composite coatings. An important element of the work in the planned research will be to determine the role of the compounds used in the baths on the structure and properties of the composite coatings produced. The results obtained will allow to determine the final criteria for selection of composition and structure of Ni-B matrix composite coatings useful for practical applications.
In addition, the work will focus on adapting the process of producing Ni-B/B and Ni-B/MoS2 composite coatings to a larger scale on a pilot electroplating line, which will allow future application of these solutions in industrial conditions.
Thanks to the modern laboratory, at the Łukasiewicz-Institute of Precision Mechanics it will be possible to carry out work on a laboratory and semi-technical scale on the pilot electroplating line.