Theaimofthisresearchistopulseco-depositnano-CeO2particlesintoNi-W-Balloycoatingsinordertoimprovethesurfaceproperties.Theinfluenceofpulsefrequencyanddutycircleondepositionrate,microhardnessandmicrostructures,andtheinfluenceofheattreatmenttemperatureonphasestructures,microhardnessandabrasivityofNi-W-B-CeO2compositecoatingswereinvestigated.Theresultsindicatedthatthepulseco-depositionofnickel,tungsten,boronandnano-CeO2particlefromthebathwhichnano-CeO2particlewassuspendedbyhighspeedmechanicalstirringledtotheNi-W-B-CeO2compositecoatings,possessingbettermicrohardnessandabrasionresistancewhenheat-treatedat400℃for1h.Themicrohardnessas-depositedwith636Hzandthedepositionratewith0.0281mm·h-1wasthehighestatpulsefrequencywith1000Hzandpulsedutycirclewith10%.Microstructuresanalysisdisplaysthatdecreasingpulsedutycycleleadstorefinementingrainstructuresandtheimprovementofmicrostructures.X-raydiffractionshowsthatthecompositecoatingas-depositedwasmainlyintheamorphousstateandpartiallycrystallized,butwhenheattreatedat400℃,thecrystallizationtrendwasstrengthenedfurther.
