Sol-gel/nanoparticle coating replaces chromium plating.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  December, 2005  

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A sol-gel coating reinforced with nanoparticles has reportedly been developed to replace electroplated chromium coatings by Professor Robert Akid, Head of the Structural Materials & Integrity Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, England. The sol-gel is made of a colloid with nanoparticles in a solvent that can form a gel.

The sol-gel mixtures can produce aluminum oxide and silicon oxide coatings with a chemical component that allows them to bind to the metal component's surface. The coating is applied by spraying or dipping the metal part into the solgel system. A ...

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