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The properties of electrodeposited metals and alloys
Thin Solid Films, 38 (1976) L21 L23 © Elsevier Sequoia S.A., Lausanne --Printed in Switzerland
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B o o k Reviews
The Properties of Electrodeposited Metals and Alloys by L. Safranak, published by American Elsevier, New York, 1974; 517 pp.; price US $ 35.50. Industrial technologists are always in need of comprehensive data books which give reference b o t h to processes and to properties, at the same time defining their interdependence. This need is particularly i m p o r t a n t in relationship to deposition processes because the deposition conditions can have a significant influence on the properties o f the deposited layers. Mr. Safranak is a well-known e xpe r t in the field of electrodeposition and has fulfilled the need for such a data book. Th e subject m a t t e r of this b o o k has been divided logically into chapters which deal separately with each of the industrially i m p o r t a n t metals and their alloys. Additionally the volume includes a chapter on some u n c o m m o n and difficult metals such as tungsten, m o l y b d e n u m , a n t i m o n y and bismuth. In general, the data on deposition methods, current densities, bath type, c o n c e n t r a t i o n and t em pe r at ur e are comprehensive; however, the data given on the properties of layers tend to be defined by their field of application, on a need-to-know basis. In terms of mechanical properties such as hardness, internal stress and ductility the coverage is good. In terms of corrosion resistance and electrical and magnetic properties the coverage is much less comprehensive. Clearly this can be related to the requirement to know, for example, about the wear resistance of rhodium or the magnetic properties of n ick el- iron alloys, because of their specific uses. One slightly disappointing aspect of the field of electrodeposition as a whole is the lack of knowledge of the dependence of the structure and properties of electrodeposited layers on the substrate, but this is n o t so much a criticism of the b o o k as of the empirical way in which the field itself has developed. On the whole, the aut hor has done a useful job of compiling a much needed reference work in a field of great industrial importance. G. Siddall
Science and Technology of Surface Coating edited by B. N. Chapman and J. C. Anderson, published by Academic Press, L ondon, 1974, 463 pp.; price £14.80. This b o o k is a collection of the papers given at a NATO Advanced S tu d y Institute (sic) held at Imperial College in April 1972. The structure of the meeting was t hat there should be a paper dealing with the basic prin-
L21
B o o k Reviews
The Properties of Electrodeposited Metals and Alloys by L. Safranak, published by American Elsevier, New York, 1974; 517 pp.; price US $ 35.50. Industrial technologists are always in need of comprehensive data books which give reference b o t h to processes and to properties, at the same time defining their interdependence. This need is particularly i m p o r t a n t in relationship to deposition processes because the deposition conditions can have a significant influence on the properties o f the deposited layers. Mr. Safranak is a well-known e xpe r t in the field of electrodeposition and has fulfilled the need for such a data book. Th e subject m a t t e r of this b o o k has been divided logically into chapters which deal separately with each of the industrially i m p o r t a n t metals and their alloys. Additionally the volume includes a chapter on some u n c o m m o n and difficult metals such as tungsten, m o l y b d e n u m , a n t i m o n y and bismuth. In general, the data on deposition methods, current densities, bath type, c o n c e n t r a t i o n and t em pe r at ur e are comprehensive; however, the data given on the properties of layers tend to be defined by their field of application, on a need-to-know basis. In terms of mechanical properties such as hardness, internal stress and ductility the coverage is good. In terms of corrosion resistance and electrical and magnetic properties the coverage is much less comprehensive. Clearly this can be related to the requirement to know, for example, about the wear resistance of rhodium or the magnetic properties of n ick el- iron alloys, because of their specific uses. One slightly disappointing aspect of the field of electrodeposition as a whole is the lack of knowledge of the dependence of the structure and properties of electrodeposited layers on the substrate, but this is n o t so much a criticism of the b o o k as of the empirical way in which the field itself has developed. On the whole, the aut hor has done a useful job of compiling a much needed reference work in a field of great industrial importance. G. Siddall
Science and Technology of Surface Coating edited by B. N. Chapman and J. C. Anderson, published by Academic Press, L ondon, 1974, 463 pp.; price £14.80. This b o o k is a collection of the papers given at a NATO Advanced S tu d y Institute (sic) held at Imperial College in April 1972. The structure of the meeting was t hat there should be a paper dealing with the basic prin-