Predicting Behavior of Plasma Nitrided Ni+Al Composite Coating Using an Artificial Neural Network Model

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Plasma nitriding is a powerful process for surface modification of different materials. In this study, plasma nitriding is applied on a Nickel-Aluminum composite, coated on ST37 steel. Ni+Al composites were fabricated by electrodeposition process in watts bath containing Al particles. For prediction of electrodeposited Al% during the electroplating and microhardness of coatings after plasma nitriding process artificial neural network (ANN) was used. The numerical results obtained via a neural network model were compared with the experimental results. Agreement between the experimental and numerical results was reasonably good.

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Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volumes 297-301)

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1127-1132

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April 2010

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