Table 5 Average surface roughness Ra and Al content of samples produced with different brush material (further details in Fig. 2), a bath load of 100 g/l and a current density of 37 A/dm2.

From: Structure zone diagram and particle incorporation of nickel brush plated composite coatings

Type of fabric on brush

Roughness Ra (μm)

Aluminium content (at.%)

Red

4.2 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 0.1

Grey

3.5 ± 0.4

3.9 ± 0.4

White

9.5 ± 1.6

26.7 ± 1.0

Polyester

6.5 ± 0.7

28.2 ± 0.5

  1. The remaining composition is Ni.
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