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An Ni-Mn-Zn alloy has been satisfactorily electrodeposited from a sulphate bath containing nickel sulphate (20–23 g dm−3), manganese sulphate (76–88 g dm−3), zinc sulphate (18–24 g dm−3), ammonium sulphate (30 g dm−3), thiourea (18g dm−3) and ascorbic acid (0.8 g dm−3) under various plating conditions, namely, current density 1.0–3.0 A dm−2; temperature 30–45° C; pH 2.7–4.2 and duration of electrolysis 15–30 min. Semibright, blackish-grey, thin films were generally deposited with the proportion of nickel and manganese in the deposits increasing with increasing current density, temperature and duration of electrolysis. However, the amount of zinc increased as the pH of the solution was raised. The cathode efficiency for alloy deposition increased linearly as the temperature or the pH of the solution was decreased, whereas at any particular pH and temperature it continuously rose with increasing current density or the time of deposition. The cathode polarization shifted to more negative values on increasing the current density and to less negative values at higher pH values and temperatures which consequently lowered the throwing power under the latter conditions.
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Kashyap, R., Srivastava, S.N. & Srivastava, S.C. Influence of variables in nickel-manganese-zinc alloy plating from a sulphate bath. J Appl Electrochem 15, 23–27 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00617737
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