Fabrication of Sn Coatings on Alumina Balls by Mechanical Coating Technique and Relevant Process Analysis

Abstract

Sn coatings were fabricated by mechanical coating technique for the first time. The coatings were characterized by XRD and SEM, among others. The SEM showed that the coatings had an irregular and uneven morphology. The influence of the rotation speed of planetary ball mill on the evolution and formation of the coatings was also investigated. The results indicated that continuous Sn coatings can be formed under a moderate rotation speed. In other words, the coatings cannot be formed when rotation speed was too high or too low. The evolution of the coatings was examined and discussed. The results showed that it followed the universal evolution law of metal coatings which included four stages. However, the exfoliation of the coatings was not seen even the milling time reached 30 h.

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L. Hao, Y. Lu, H. Sato and K. Chiba, "Fabrication of Sn Coatings on Alumina Balls by Mechanical Coating Technique and Relevant Process Analysis," Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 2 No. 4B, 2012, pp. 126-129. doi: 10.4236/ampc.2012.24B033.

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