
Ni-PTFE composite films with water repellency have been prepared by the electrodeposition in the nickel sulfamate plating bath in which PTFE fine particles are suspended by using a cationic surfactant. The maximum content of PTFE in the composite film was 17wt%. Above the contents of 12wt%, the contact angle of a water drop on the surface reached 156° in maximum. The surfactant was co-deposited with PTFE particles in the electrodeposited Ni-PTFE composite film. This causes that the water repellency on the surface of the film falls after the neutral salt spray test (NSS) and the thermal cycle tests. The heat-treatments above 300°C were effective to maintain the water repellent surface even after the weathering tests, while the surface morphology changed by the heat-treatment.
<i>Cationic surfactant</i>, <i>Neutral salt spray test</i>, <i>Ni-PTFE composite film</i>, <i>PTFE powder</i>, <i>Surface morphology</i>, <i>Water repellency</i>, <i>Electroplating</i>, <i>Heat-treatment</i>, <i>Thermal cycle test</i>, <i>Co-deposition</i>
<i>Cationic surfactant</i>, <i>Neutral salt spray test</i>, <i>Ni-PTFE composite film</i>, <i>PTFE powder</i>, <i>Surface morphology</i>, <i>Water repellency</i>, <i>Electroplating</i>, <i>Heat-treatment</i>, <i>Thermal cycle test</i>, <i>Co-deposition</i>
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