JP2007023316A - Wear-resistant member and motive-power transmitting component - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wear-resistant member subjected to Ni-P plating which has excellent wear resistance, fatigue characteristic and corrosion resistance; and a motive-power transmitting component such as a pulley, made of a lightweight alloy. <P>SOLUTION: The member is provided with a Ni-P plated film. The Ni-P electroless plated film is a crystalline plated film which is formed from a Ni-alloy containing 0.1-1% NH<SB>4</SB>group and has a very small average crystallite size. The Ni-P electroless plated film having excellent wear resistance, fatigue characteristic and corrosion resistance has a hardness of ≥500 Hv in as-plated state, a toughness of ≥50 kN and a tensile stress of ≤5 kgf/mm<SP>2</SP>. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wear-resistant member having a hard plating film on its surface and a power transmission component using the member, and particularly to a wear-resistant member and a power transmission suitable for use as a pulley for a transport device such as an automobile. Regarding parts.

  In recent years, in order to promote global environmental conservation, such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions, or to improve the performance and energy saving of machines themselves, transport aircraft such as automobiles and motorcycles, and robots, such as automobiles and motorcycles, or robots In industrial machines such as these, it is required to reduce the weight of components. And as part of this weight reduction measure, the components used for the component parts are steel to aluminum or aluminum alloy (hereinafter also simply referred to as aluminum alloy or Al alloy), pure titanium or titanium alloy (hereinafter simply referred to as titanium alloy, The transition to lightweight materials such as Ti alloys is also progressing. In particular, among the components, if the power transmission component is made of a lightweight material, not only the power transmission component itself can be reduced, but also the size of the drive device for the power transmission component can be reduced. Is big.

  Examples of power transmission parts include gears, racks, pulleys (belt wheels or pulleys). Of these, a typical pulley will be described as an example. The pulley is widely used as a cam timing pulley and a rear pulley not only in the above-described transport aircraft but also in bicycles, industrial machines, and home appliances. There are various types of pulley shapes depending on the application. As shown in Patent Document 5 and the like described later, an automobile cam timing pulley basically has a hole in which a drive shaft is fitted. And a cylindrical arm portion disposed on the outer periphery of the fixed portion, and a cylindrical power transmission portion disposed on the outer periphery of the arm portion. Such a basic configuration is basically the same in other pulleys even if the shape and size are different.

  A pulley having such a structure requires a relatively large torque, particularly for a transport aircraft, and therefore requires a particularly high fatigue life and wear resistance. For this reason, when the pulley is changed from a steel one to an Al alloy or Ti alloy one, there is a problem that the fatigue life and wear resistance of the pulley are remarkably inferior to those of the steel pulley. In particular, in a pulley having the arm part and the power transmission part, when a large torque is applied, the relatively thin arm part is most easily damaged by fatigue, and the power transmission part contacting the belt or the like is the most. Easy to wear out.

  Of these, in order to improve the wear resistance of pulleys made of Al alloy or Ti alloy, in particular, there is a limit to the improvement on the side of Al alloy or Ti alloy material, which is significantly softer than steel. It is necessary to provide a hard film on the surface of the pulley made of Al alloy or Ti alloy.

  Because of this need, conventionally, Al alloy or Ti alloy material for power transmission parts has higher wear resistance, durability, toughness and corrosion resistance than hard surface films such as Cr plating and hard anodized film. A Ni-P electroless plating film having excellent overall properties is used.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses rolling in which a Ni-P plating layer having a hardness of HV500 or more is directly coated on a surface of a titanium alloy or aluminum alloy whose surface is roughened to Ra 0.5 μm or more and PPI50 is 130 or more. A mechanical structural composite material having an excellent fatigue life is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 2, the surface of a titanium alloy or aluminum alloy whose surface is roughened to Ra 0.5 μm or more and PPI 50 is 130 or more, and the P crystal content <111> with a P content of 4 wt% or more is main. And a composite material for mechanical structure having an excellent rolling fatigue life in which at least two Ni-P plating layers of an inner layer and an outer layer having a P content of less than 4% by weight and a plating hardness of HV500 or more are coated. Yes.

  In Patent Document 3, a surface of a titanium alloy or aluminum alloy whose surface is roughened to Ra 0.5 μm or more and PPI 50 is 130 or more is directly coated with a Ni—P plating layer of 100 μm or more, and then room temperature to 200 ° C. or 450 A method for producing a composite material for machine structure excellent in rolling fatigue life after heat treatment at ˜600 ° C. is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 4, in power transmission parts made of a metal base material such as a Ti alloy provided with a hard Ni-P plating film, the plating film is broken due to external stress or impact, or the plating film is used over a long period of time. A technique for preventing fatigue fracture and peeling of itself is disclosed. More specifically, a hard electric Ni-P plating film is provided on the surface of the metal substrate, and then heat treatment is performed to increase the hardness and adhesion of the plating film. A technology to improve the hardness and toughness of the plating film in a well-balanced manner by applying residual peening stress to the plating film by spraying shot peening and dry honing, and recovering the decrease in toughness of the Ni-P plating film due to the heat treatment. It is disclosed.

  These Ni-P plating film technologies can improve wear resistance, adhesion, and rolling fatigue life. However, when considering use as an Al alloy or Ti alloy pulley (hereinafter simply referred to as an Al alloy or Ti alloy pulley) having an arm portion and a power transmission portion as described above, an Al alloy or Ti alloy pulley In particular, the fatigue life against fatigue failure of the Ni-P plating film on the arm portion where a relatively large torque is applied tends to be reduced.

  That is, in the Al alloy or Ti alloy pulley having the arm part and the power transmission part, it is necessary to improve the fatigue life particularly against the fatigue failure for the arm part repeatedly subjected to bending stress. In particular, it is necessary to improve wear resistance, and different characteristics are required at the pulley portion.

  For this reason, the Ni-P plating film of the pulley made of Al alloy or Ti alloy needs not only to improve the wear resistance but also to satisfy both of the above different required characteristics. In addition, the plating film effective for improving the wear resistance of the power transmission part, on the contrary, may reduce the fatigue life of the part where the fatigue life is particularly required, such as the arm part. In other words, in the field of Al alloy or Ti alloy power transmission parts such as pulleys made of Al alloy or Ti alloy, there are parts with different requirements for fatigue life and wear resistance. There is a unique situation in which improvement in wear and improvement in fatigue life of the arm portion are technical issues that contradict each other.

In response to this problem, Patent Document 5 discloses an Al alloy with Ni-P plating, which has both fatigue life and wear resistance, and which has both the contradictory required characteristics of fatigue life and wear resistance. Manufactured power transmission components have been proposed. That is, in such a power transmission component made of an Al alloy, in Patent Document 5, a plating film having a hardness (Hv) of 250 or more is provided on the surface, and the residual stress on the surface of the plating film, particularly where fatigue life is required, is increased. In relation to plating film hardness (Hv), plating film hardness (Hv) ≥ 8 x plating film surface residual stress (kgf / mm2) + 330, and plating film hardness (Hv) ≥ 100 x plating film surface residual The stress (kgf / mm2) −500 should be satisfied.
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  However, in this patent document 5, Ni-P plating is manufactured substantially by electroplating (in the examples). The same applies to Patent Documents 1 to 4. For this reason, in these conventional examples by electroplating, the crystallite size of the Ni-P plating film of the pulley made of Al alloy becomes as large as several tens of nm, and the orientation degree of the Ni-P plating film becomes strong.

  For this reason, when applied to a power transmission component or the like, the Ni-P plating film tends to crack in one direction or the like. Therefore, particularly in the case of an Al alloy or Ti alloy pulley, which is an important safety part, there is a problem that the reliability of the Al alloy or Ti alloy power transmission part is lowered and cannot be applied.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and its purpose is to provide highly reliable Ni-P plating that can guarantee characteristics such as fatigue life, wear resistance, and adhesion. It is to provide a wear-resistant aluminum alloy or titanium alloy material and an aluminum alloy or titanium alloy power transmission component such as a pulley.

In order to achieve this object, the gist of the wear resistant member of the present invention is a member provided with a Ni-P plating film, wherein the Ni-P plating film is in mass%, Ni: 85% or more, P : 1-5%, NH ₄ group: a crystal having an average crystallite size of 1-5 nm in a Ni-P plating film structure analysis by X-ray diffractometry, comprising an Ni alloy containing 0.1-1% , And the hardness of the Ni-P plating film as plated is 500 Hv or more.

  Moreover, the gist of the power transmission component of the present invention is to use the wear resistant member of the above gist or the following preferred mode as the configuration of the power transmission component.

In the present invention, as described above, the average crystallite size of the Ni-P plating film is reduced in order to ensure characteristics such as fatigue life, wear resistance, and adhesion. For this purpose, it is assumed that the Ni—P plating film contains NH ₄ groups.

  As a result, the hardness of the Ni-P plating film as plated increases to 500 Hv or more, and the toughness is increased, making it difficult to crack. Moreover, the lubricity of the Ni—P plating film is also improved.

In the present invention, the degree of orientation of the Ni-P plating film is determined by measuring the peak intensity ratio of Ni (111) and Ni (200) in the film structure analysis by X-ray diffraction method Ni (111) / Ni (200). It is preferable to reduce by setting 0.3 to 0.5. By reducing the degree of orientation of the Ni—P plating film as described above, the toughness is increased to 50 kN or more, while the plating tensile stress is 5 kgf / mm ² or less, and it is difficult to break even at the high hardness. Also, pinholes are reduced and corrosion resistance is increased.

  In order to further improve these effects, a Cu—Zn compound layer having a Cu / Zn content ratio of Cu / Zn of 2 to 10 at the interface between the member and the Ni—P plating film is averaged. Preferably, the film thickness is in the range of 50 to 500 nm. Even if the Cu-Zn compound layer described above is not used, a Cu layer and a Zn layer on the Ni-P plating film side and a Cu layer on the base material side, such as Cu and Zn, may be laminated as separate layers. The same effect as the Zn compound layer can be obtained.

  Moreover, when providing a Cu-Zn compound layer, ratio (Cu + Zn) / O of the total content of Cu and Zn in the said Cu-Zn compound layer and the oxygen in a coating layer is 0.3-1.0. It is preferable that

  In order to improve the adhesion of the Ni-P plating film, the Cu-Zn compound layer and the Ni-P electroless plating film are provided, and these films or members provided with the films are 50 to 350. Heat treatment is preferably performed at a temperature of ° C.

  In order to further improve the wear resistance, a hard Cr plating having an average film thickness of 0.1 to 5 μm and a hardness of 900 Hv or more is applied as an upper layer of the Ni-P plating film. preferable.

  And in order to obtain these plating films reliably, it is preferable that the said Ni-P plating film is electroless plating. Electroless plating is more excellent in film thickness (film thickness distribution) uniformity than electroplating.

  The present invention having the above-described effects is a power-resistant member made of an aluminum alloy or titanium alloy, such as a wear-resistant member subjected to Ni-P plating and a pulley, which can ensure characteristics such as fatigue life, wear resistance and adhesion. Can provide transmission parts.

(Ni-P plating film composition)
First, the Ni-P plating film composition in the present invention will be described. In the present invention, the Ni—P plating film is basically a plating film made of a Ni alloy containing, by mass%, Ni: 85% or more, P: 1 to 5%, NH ₄ group: 0.1 to 1%. The composition.

  Ni and P basically ensure the wear resistance and fatigue life characteristics of the hard coating. For this purpose, Ni is contained at 85% or more, and P is contained at 1% or more. When the content of Ni and P is less than the lower limit, the basic characteristics are deteriorated.

On the other hand, if Ni is contained in excess of 98.9%, the content of other P and NH ₄ groups is insufficient, and the basic characteristics are deteriorated. Therefore, Ni is 85% or more, preferably 98.9% or less.

  Moreover, when P is contained exceeding 5%, the hardness as plated is insufficient. For this reason, the heat processing for making hardness into 500 Hv or more is needed further. Furthermore, the toughness of the plating film is also reduced, and it becomes easy to break. Therefore, P is in the range of 1 to 5%.

The NH ₄ group is contained in the plating film at the time of forming the plating film from the Ni-P plating bath, and the crystal grain size of the plating film is 5 nm or less in terms of the average crystallite size by the X-ray diffraction measurement method. It is presumed to be miniaturized. This ensures basic properties such as wear resistance, fatigue life and plating adhesion in the coating.

In order to exert these effects, the NH ₄ group is contained by 0.1% or more by adjusting the plating bath components. If the NH ₄ group content is less than 0.1%, these effects cannot be exhibited, and the average crystallite size cannot be refined. In addition, the plating bath composition containing no NH ₄ group also enhances the orientation of the plating film, and the degree of orientation of the Ni—P plating film can be determined using Ni (111) and Ni ( 200) and the measurement peak intensity ratio Ni (111) / Ni (200) cannot be made 0.3 to 0.5. On the other hand, even if the NH ₄ group content exceeds 1%, this effect is saturated, and the basic characteristics are lowered. Therefore, the NH ₄ group is contained in the range of 0.1 to 1%.

In addition, the plating film of the present invention allows the inclusion of Co and S. Co contains 0.05% or more and S contains 0.01% or more, and has an effect of improving hardness. However, if the amount is too large, the above-mentioned basic characteristics of the plating film may be deteriorated. Therefore, for Co, the content of Ni, P, NH ₄ groups, etc. can be guaranteed to 1% or less, and for S, the viewpoint of reduced toughness To 3% or less.

In addition, metal elements such as C, B, W, and Mo also have an effect of improving the hardness, and allow the inclusion up to an amount that can guarantee the content of Ni, P, NH ₄ groups, and the like. On the other hand, since Fe, Cu, and Zn may deteriorate the basic characteristics of the plating film, inclusion in a range that does not inhibit the characteristics is allowed.

(Ni-P plating film structure)
In the present invention, characteristically, in the film structure analysis of the Ni-P plating film by the X-ray diffraction method, the average crystallite size of the film is refined to 1 to 5 nm. Further, preferably, in the film structure analysis by the X-ray diffraction method, the measurement peak intensity ratio Ni (111) / Ni (200) of Ni (111) and Ni (200) is 0.3 to 0.5. The plating film is weak or no.

  By refining the average crystallite size of the above film, basic properties such as wear resistance, fatigue life and plating adhesion in the hard film are guaranteed.

  On the other hand, for example, in Patent Document 3 described above, in order to improve the Ni-P plating adhesion to an aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, the crystal plane orientation of the surface of the material to be plated and the crystal plane orientation of the plating are matched. In order to maintain the properties as much as possible, the orientation is positively oriented so that the integrated intensity of the crystal plane orientation <111> is 90% or less in the following equation. [<111> / (<111> + <200> + <220> + <311> + <222>)] × 100 ≦ 90.

  However, when the crystal plane orientation of the plating is oriented as described above, the basic characteristics are likely to deteriorate. Further, the adhesion between the plating film and the aluminum alloy or titanium alloy base material can be further improved by the interface layer (intermediate layer) described later of the present invention without intentionally orienting the crystal plane orientation of the plating.

In the present invention, preferably, the crystal orientation of the plating film is defined by the ratio of peak intensity measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD) between Ni (111) and Ni (200) which are the main crystal plane orientations of the plating film. In addition, the measurement peak intensity ratio is in the range of 0.3 to 0.5. Thus, by weakening the crystal orientation of the plating film, the toughness is increased to 50 kN or more, while the plating tensile stress is 5 kgf / mm ² or less, and it is difficult to crack even with the high hardness. Also, pinholes are reduced and corrosion resistance is increased.

  When the measured peak intensity ratio is less than 0.3, the orientation of the crystal plane orientation of Ni (200) becomes strong. On the other hand, when it exceeds 0.5, as in the above-described conventional technique, Ni (111) There is a possibility that the orientation of the crystal plane orientation becomes strong and the toughness is lowered, or the plating tensile stress is increased and the basic characteristics are lowered.

(Ni-P plating film thickness)
The average film thickness of the Ni—P plating film having the above composition is preferably selected from the range of 1 to 100 μm. If the average film thickness of the Ni—P plating film is less than 1 μm, the basic characteristics of the plating film such as wear resistance and fatigue life characteristics may not be guaranteed. On the other hand, when the average film thickness of the Ni—P plating film exceeds 100 μm, the basic characteristics of the plating film including adhesion may be deteriorated.

  According to the present invention, although the average film thickness of the Ni-P plating film is selected from the above range, the distribution (variation) of the average film thickness selected (produced) on the component surface is the maximum film thickness and the minimum film thickness. It is preferable that the difference from the film thickness is small.

(Cu-Zn compound layer)
Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable to provide a Cu—Zn compound layer as an interface layer (intermediate layer, base layer of Ni—P plating film) between the Ni—P plating film and the aluminum alloy or titanium alloy material. This Cu—Zn compound layer has an effect of refining the crystallite size of the Ni—P plating film because Ni plating is deposited with Cu as a nucleus. Further, in the Ni-P plating film, the Zn portion is dissolved, but the Cu portion remains, so that a fine Cu surface is exposed. Since Ni plating easily forms a film on the Cu surface with good adhesion, the adhesion between the Ni-P plating film and the aluminum alloy or titanium alloy material is improved.

  Furthermore, since Cu-Zn is more inert than Al (Al alloy material) and Ti (Ti alloy material), if the Cu-Zn compound layer is on the surface before Ni plating of the Al alloy material or Ti alloy material, It is difficult to form a product that hinders the formation of Ni plating on the surface of the Al alloy material or Ti alloy material. Moreover, since dissolution of the Zn part also serves as microetching, it is assumed that the anchor effect is exhibited. With these actions, the Cu—Zn compound layer improves the adhesion between the Ni—P plating film and the aluminum alloy material or titanium alloy material.

  Moreover, since Cu is nobler than Ni and Zn is a base metal than Ni, the Cu—Zn compound layer suppresses the potential difference between the Ni—P plating film and the aluminum alloy material within ± 0.2 V. It also has the effect of suppressing corrosion due to potential difference and improving the corrosion resistance of the plating film. In the application of the present invention including the pulley made of Al alloy, etc., it may be used in a more severe corrosive atmosphere such as a salt water environment, and in such a case, the effect of improving the corrosion resistance is particularly exhibited.

At the standard electrode potential, Ni ⁺² has a potential of −0.25, Zn ⁺² has a potential of −0.762, and Cu ⁺² has a potential of 0.337V. If the potential difference between the Ni-P plating film and the aluminum alloy material exceeds +0.2 V, or if the Ni-P plating film is thin, oxygen and moisture diffuse through cracks and pinholes in the film. Due to galvanic corrosion with the base, the film may be eluted and the film thickness may be reduced.

  Further, when the potential difference between the Ni-P plating film and the aluminum alloy material exceeds -0.2 V, or when the Ni-P plating film is thin, the Cu-Zn compound is also caused by galvanic corrosion with the base. The layer may elute and the film may float and become easy to peel off.

  However, in the present invention, cracks and pinholes in the coating are originally reduced due to the refinement of the average crystallite size of the Ni-P plating coating. For this reason, the corrosion resistance of the Ni—P plating film is remarkably improved as compared with the conventional Ni—P plating film having a relatively large average crystallite size. Therefore, the corrosion resistance control by the potential difference is intended to improve the corrosion resistance in applications under a more severe corrosive atmosphere.

  In order to exert these effects, the Cu—Zn compound layer has a ratio of Cu content to Zn content, a Cu / Zn range of 2 to 10, a total content of Cu and Zn, and a coating layer. The ratio to oxygen, (Cu + Zn) / O is preferably in the range of 0.3 to 1.0, and the average film thickness is preferably in the range of 50 to 500 nm. When the Cu—Zn compound layer deviates from the upper and lower limits, the above effects may be reduced particularly in a more severe corrosive atmosphere. In addition, it becomes difficult to form a Ni—Cu diffusion layer, which will be described later. Further, even if the Cu-Zn compound layer is not formed as a Cu-Zn compound layer, Cu and Zn are laminated as separate layers, such as a Zn layer on the Ni-P plating film side and a Cu layer on the substrate side. The same effect as the layer can be obtained.

  Since the Cu—Zn compound layer is an interface layer, the Cu / Zn and (Cu + Zn) / O are Cu, Zn, and Cu at a depth at which the concentration distribution in the Cu depth (thickness) direction peaks. Calculated from each amount of O. Further, the thickness of the Cu—Zn compound layer is obtained by observing the cross section with a 500 times SEM (scanning electron microscope) to obtain the average film thickness, or the peak top of the concentration distribution in the Cu depth (thickness) direction. The average distance between two points indicating the intermediate density between the base and the base.

(Hard Cr plating)
In the present invention, according to the demand for higher hardness from the application, if necessary, as an upper layer of the Ni-P plating film, a hard material having an average film thickness of 0.1 to 5 μm and a hardness of 900 Hv or more. Cr plating may be applied. Hard Cr plating plays a role of mitigating initial strike (impact) when contacting other members. However, especially at high loads, chipping (abrasion due to cracking) is likely to occur, and the lubricity of the Ni-P plating film is reduced. For this reason, when hard Cr plating is provided, the thickness of the film is adjusted so that the hard Cr plating film disappears due to the initial wear, and after the familiarity of the member comes out, it is used without the hard Cr plating film. It is preferable to do.

The Ni-P plating film formed as described above has the basic properties of hardness of 500 Hv or more, more preferably toughness of 50 kN or more and plating tensile stress of 5 kgf / mm ² or less. If the hardness is less than 500 Hv, the wear resistance is insufficient. If the toughness is less than 50 kN, durability such as fatigue life may be insufficient. When the plating tensile stress is less than 5 kgf / mm ² , the residual stress is too high, the adhesiveness is lowered and the crack is easily broken, and the durability may be insufficient.

  In addition, the base layer: Cu—Zn compound layer and the upper layer: Ni—P plating film, particularly the electroless plating film formed as described above, have the largest difference between the maximum film thickness and the minimum film thickness. In a good state, for example, the thickness is made uniform within a range of 0.5 μm, the film thickness distribution is uniform, and the plating film is also uniformed. As a result, there is an advantage that characteristics such as fatigue life, wear resistance and adhesion can be ensured at any part of the part.

(Film formation method)
The method for forming the coating of the present invention described above will be specifically described below.
In the method for forming a coating of the present invention, a roughened aluminum alloy base material or titanium alloy base material is first degreased with a commercially available alkaline degreasing agent as necessary. Thereafter, nitric acid cleaning (for example, 5% aqueous solution, room temperature, 60 seconds cleaning), water washing, etc. for aluminum alloy base material, pickling (for example, about 3: 1 nitric hydrofluoric acid for about 10 minutes at about normal temperature) Washing or washing with hydrochloric acid with a concentration of about 10 g / l for about 10 minutes at normal temperature), activation treatment (washing with sulfuric acid with a concentration of about 10 g / l for about 2 minutes at normal temperature), water washing, etc. Processing is performed as necessary. In addition, in the film formation method of this invention, it includes adding suitably intermediate | middle processes, such as washing, or pre-processing as needed between each plating process demonstrated below.

(Cu-Zn compound layer forming method)
In the case of an aluminum alloy substrate, after this pretreatment, a Cu—Zn compound layer is selectively provided by a known zinc displacement plating method. In this case, the zinc displacement plating is performed twice with, for example, the nitric acid cleaning (for example, 5% aqueous solution, normal temperature, 60 seconds cleaning) and water cleaning in between. The first zinc replacement plating is performed by immersing in a plating bath containing 1% Ni, 24% Cu, and 75% Zn for about 60 seconds at room temperature. The second zinc substitution plating is performed by immersing in a plating bath containing 1% Ni, 14% Cu, and 85% Zn for about 30 seconds at room temperature. The number of times of this zinc substitution plating treatment, metal ion concentration, or immersion time is adjusted to control the composition of Cu—Zn, Cu / Zn, (Cu + Zn) / O, and the film thickness.

Further, as another method for treating an aluminum alloy substrate or a titanium alloy substrate, plating containing 30 g / l copper cyanide + 10 g / l zinc cyanide + 50 g / l sodium cyanide + 30 g / l sodium carbonate + 2 ml / l ammonia, respectively. It is also possible to obtain a Cu—Zn compound layer by energizing a bath with a bath temperature of about 40 ° C. and about 1 A / dm ² and performing electroplating for a predetermined time. The number of times of this electroplating treatment, metal ion concentration, energization time and energization amount are adjusted to control the composition of the Cu—Zn compound, Cu / Zn, etc., and the film thickness. However, in this method, since O is not included in the film, the crystallite size and the degree of orientation tend to increase.

  It should be noted that the case where the Zn layer is provided on the Ni-P plating film side and the Cu layer is provided on the aluminum alloy base material side is also provided in accordance with the present invention, but the process and cost are increased as compared with the present product. In addition to this, there is a decrease in performance.

  The film quality of the present invention can be achieved by replacing the Cu—Zn compound layer with a Ni or Ni alloy layer, a Pd or Pd alloy layer, or the like. However, in that case, the Ni or Ni alloy layer needs to be Ni 99% or more, and the Pd or Pd alloy layer needs to be 90% or more of Pd (both by mass%), and is precipitated. Control of the crystallite size and orientation of Ni plating is difficult, the crystallite size is large, and the orientation tends to be strong. To control them to the optimum range, it is necessary to manage the plating bath and processing conditions fairly strictly. It is. If the purity of Ni or Pd is further reduced, there is a possibility that the effects of these intermediate layers cannot be achieved.

(Ni-P plating method)
In order to obtain a Ni-P plating film, electroplating is acceptable, but the Ni-P plating film is preferably electroless plating from the viewpoint of uniformity of film thickness (film thickness distribution). Hereinafter, suitable electroless plating conditions will be described.

After the pretreatment or after the formation of the Cu-Zn compound layer provided selectively, a Ni-P electroless plating film is formed by an electroless plating method. The bath composition of the plating bath is, for example, 10 to 50 g / l of nickel sulfate, 10 to 30 g / l of sodium phosphinate, and a compound containing NH ₄ group (for example, hydrogen citrate second citrate so as to be within the above-mentioned plating film composition range. Ammonium) 30-70 g / l, and as additives, organic additives such as sodium acetate, succinic acid, citric acid, malic acid or their sodium salts are included. A relatively high temperature of 80 to 90 ° C. is employed as the bath temperature.

  The optimum pH of the bath is in the neutral range of 6-7. The neutral pH of the plating bath enables the formation of the optimum intermediate layer described above for the Cu—Zn compound layer. Usually, the pH of Ni-P electroless plating is mostly acidic and, in some cases, alkaline, but this makes it difficult to form an optimum intermediate layer.

  The aluminum alloy or titanium alloy substrate after the formation of the Cu—Zn compound layer (film) is immersed in a plating bath in which the composition, temperature and PH are controlled for a predetermined time. The composition and thickness of the Ni-P are controlled by adjusting the composition, temperature, pH, or immersion time of the Ni-P electroless plating bath.

(Heat treatment)
In order to further improve the adhesion of the Ni-P electroless plating film, a Cu-Zn compound layer and a Ni-P electroless plating film are provided, and then the film or film is formed at a temperature of 50 to 350 ° C. It is preferable to heat-treat the provided aluminum alloy or titanium alloy material.

  The reason why the adhesiveness is further improved by this heat treatment is presumed that Ni of the plating film and Cu of the compound layer are thermally diffused to form a Ni—Cu diffusion layer. In this respect, when the heat treatment temperature is higher, the thermal diffusion between the Ni and Cu is promoted and the time required for the heat treatment becomes shorter. However, if the heat treatment temperature is too high, not only will the substrate be softened and distorted, but also the plating toughness will be reduced, so it is desirable to select the heat treatment temperature according to the substrate and intended use.

  When the heat treatment temperature is less than 50 ° C., the effect of improving the adhesion of the film is thin, and the heat treatment time also takes a long time. On the other hand, when the heat treatment temperature exceeds 350 ° C., particularly in the case of an aluminum alloy base material, the aluminum alloy itself is softened and the mechanical properties are deteriorated. Therefore, the heat treatment temperature is set in the range of 50 to 350 ° C.

(Cr plating)
Cr plating can be performed by a known method. A plating bath containing about 100 to 500 g / l of chromic acid, 3 to 7 g / l of sulfuric acid, 3 to 7 g / l of trivalent chromium, 6 to 10 g / l of organic sulfonic acid, Electroplating is performed at about 55 ° C. and an energization amount of about 40-60 A / dm ² . The film thickness of the Cr plating is controlled by adjusting the composition and temperature of the plating bath, or the energization amount and energization time.

(Aluminum alloy base material)
The aluminum alloy base material, which is the material of the coating (base material), is used by appropriately selecting the type of Al alloy used for the power transmission component in the present invention according to the required characteristics and mechanical properties of the power transmission component such as a pulley. . However, fatigue failure such as pulley arm is particularly affected by the characteristics of Al alloy as the base material.

  Therefore, among power transmission parts, especially when fatigue life is required, among Al alloys, it has fatigue fracture characteristics particularly required for pulley applications, and has a tensile strength of 190 N / mm2 or more. 5,000 series such as JIS 5052, 5056, 6000 series such as JIS 6063, 7000 series such as JIS 7075, etc.Al alloy wrought materials (forged materials, extruded profiles, rolled plate materials), Al-Si-Cu series It is preferable to use castings such as ADC10-12, AC4B, AC8C. However, depending on the application, it is also possible to use powder metallurgy materials, 2000 series such as JIS 2014 and 2017, and 4000 series alloys such as JIS4032.

(Titanium alloy base material)
As the type of the titanium base material that is a material of the film (base material), known pure titanium, α, β titanium alloy, and the like can be appropriately selected and used according to required characteristics and mechanical properties.

(Other alloy base materials)
When applied to other alloy base materials, the present invention conforms to the present invention, but a magnesium alloy can also be used as the base material of the present invention, particularly as a lightweight material.

Examples of the present invention will be described below.
44mmφ × 5mm disk material for wear test was manufactured by ADC12 standard aluminum alloy die-casting casting, each containing 12% Si-1.3% Fe-3.5% Cu-1.0% Zn and the balance being Al. An aluminum alloy substrate was used. Further, a 44 mmφ × 5 mm disk material for wear test was manufactured from a Ti-6% Al-4% V plate, and used as a titanium substrate.

  By using the aluminum alloy base material or the titanium alloy base material as a material to be processed, the above method is selectively performed under the following conditions under the following conditions: underlayer: Cu—Zn compound layer, and upper layer: Ni—P electroless plating film. Each film was formed. In the invention example, the hard Cr plating was also selectively formed on the upper layer of the Ni-P electroless plating film after the heat treatment.

The plating process on the aluminum alloy substrate was performed in the following order. Washing was carried out between each step.
(Preprocessing)
Degreasing: Oils and fats are removed with a commercially available alkaline degreasing agent.
Nitric acid cleaning: 5% nitric acid, 60 seconds, normal temperature.
(First zinc substitution)
Bath composition: 1% Ni, 24% Cu, 75% Zn as basic components, adjust each component in the range of 0-5% Ni, 0-50% Cu, 50-100% Zn, treatment time 60 seconds, normal temperature .
(Nitric acid cleaning)
5% nitric acid, treatment time 60 seconds, normal temperature.
(Second zinc substitution)
Bath composition: 1% Ni, 14% Cu, 85% Zn as basic components, adjust each component in the range of 0-5% Ni, 0-50% Cu, 50-100% Zn, basic processing time 30 seconds Condition and adjust in the range of 10 to 120 seconds, normal temperature.
(Ni-P plating)
Bath conditions: pH 6-7, temperature 85 ° C., 20-50 g / l nickel sulfate + 20-30 g / l sodium phosphinate, sodium citrate, diammonium hydrogen citrate, sodium acetate, ammonium chloride, sodium pyrophosphate, oxalic acid Electroless Ni-P plating using a bath in which sodium and lactic acid were selected and added at 10 to 50 g / l was used, and the treatment time was adjusted depending on the film thickness. As other metal components in the bath, copper sulfate was added to form Ni-Cu-P plating, and sodium tungstate was added to make Ni-WP plating.
Through the above steps, Ni-P plating films having thicknesses of 10 μm and 75 μm were produced, respectively, and the following Cr plating treatment was further performed on some samples.
(Cr plating)
Treatment conditions: 50A / dm2, temperature 50 ° C, predetermined treatment time, bath composition: 300g / l chromic acid + 5g / l sulfuric acid + 5g / l trivalent chromium + 8g / l organic sulfonic acid, electroplating with 3μm film After that, atmospheric heat treatment was performed at 150 ° C. for 1 hour or 350 ° C. for 1 hour.

Moreover, the plating process to a titanium alloy base material was processed in the following order. Washing was carried out between each step.
(Preprocessing)
Degreasing: Oils and fats are removed with a commercially available alkaline degreasing agent.
(Pickling)
Bath composition: Washed with about 3: 1 nitric hydrofluoric acid at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
(activation)
Wash with sulfuric acid at a concentration of about 10 g / l for about 2 minutes at room temperature.
(Cu-Zn plating)
A plating bath containing 30 g / l copper cyanide + 10 g / l zinc cyanide + 50 g / l sodium cyanide + 30 g / l sodium carbonate + 2 ml / l ammonia, respectively, energizing the bath at a temperature of about 40 ° C. and about 1 A / dm ^2. The Cu—Zn compound layer was formed by electroplating for a time.
(Ni-P plating)
Bath conditions: pH 6-7, temperature 85 ° C., 20-50 g / l nickel sulfate + 20-30 g / l sodium phosphinate, sodium citrate, diammonium hydrogen citrate, sodium acetate, ammonium chloride, sodium pyrophosphate, oxalic acid Electroless Ni-P plating using a bath in which sodium and lactic acid were selected and added at 10 to 50 g / l was used, and the treatment time was adjusted depending on the film thickness. As other metal components in the bath, copper sulfate was added to form Ni-Cu-P plating, and sodium tungstate was added to make Ni-WP plating.
Through the above steps, Ni-P plating films having thicknesses of 10 μm and 75 μm were produced, respectively, and the following Cr plating treatment was further performed on some samples.
(Cr plating)
Treatment conditions: 50A / dm2, temperature 50 ° C, predetermined treatment time, bath composition: 300g / l chromic acid + 5g / l sulfuric acid + 5g / l trivalent chromium + 8g / l organic sulfonic acid, electroplating with 3μm film After that, atmospheric heat treatment was performed at 150 ° C. for 1 hour or 350 ° C. for 1 hour.

Each of these produced film properties was measured as follows. These results are shown in Table 1.
(Cu-Zn intermediate layer)
Cu / Zn ratio, Cu + Zn / O ratio, Cu-Zn layer thickness.
(Ni-P plating film)
Ni amount, P amount, NH ₄ ⁺ (NH ₄ group) amount, crystallite size,
XRD measurement peak intensity ratio: Ni (111) / Ni (200),

Each of these film properties was measured by the following methods.
(Ni-P plating film)
For the Ni and P amounts of the Ni-P plating film, ICP emission spectroscopy was used, and for the NH ₄ ⁺ amount, ion chromatography was used. However, these analyzes are performed on a sample with a plating film, and ADC12 (JIS standard die cast aluminum alloy) is used for the aluminum substrate for the standard substrate, and Ti-6Al-4V is used for the titanium substrate. However, these substrates did not substantially contain any of Ni, P, and NH ₄ . In addition, elements such as Cu, Zn, and Al from the underlayer obtained by measurement were excluded from the calculation for calculating the Ni, P amount and NH ₄ ⁺ amount.

  The crystallite size of the Ni-P plating film was measured using the characteristic X-ray Cu-Kα (wavelength: 1.54 mm) from the surface of the sample with the same plating film on the Ni (200) diffraction surface. The measurement result of the spread (integration width) of the diffraction profile was calculated and included in the following Scherrer equation. For the integral width, a value corrected by the Cauchy function was used. D = K · λ / βcos θ, D: crystal size (Å), K: constant (1.05), λ: measured X-ray wavelength (Å), β: broadening of diffraction line due to crystallite size, integration Width (radian), θ: Black angle of diffraction line.

  The XRD measurement peak intensity ratio of the Ni-P plating film is obtained using the characteristic X-ray Cu-Kα (wavelength: 1.54 mm) from the same sample surface with the plating film, using an X-ray diffractometer. From the X-ray diffraction chart, the peak intensity was determined from the peak heights of {111} and {200}, and Ni (111) / Ni (200) was calculated.

(Cu-Zn layer)
The amount of Cu, Zn, and O in the Cu-Zn layer is determined by the quantitative analysis at the depth at which the Cu amount reaches a peak from the concentration distribution in the depth direction of Auger electron spectroscopy. (This is the maximum peak, and the Ni concentration is about half the strength)

(Thickness of each layer or film)
In addition, the thickness of each layer or film | membrane observed the cross section with 500 times SEM (scanning electron microscope) of each 10 places, and calculated | required the average film thickness of each layer or film | membrane.

(Ni-P plating film characteristics)
Moreover, each produced Ni-P plating film characteristic was measured as follows. These results are also shown in Table 1.
Hardness: Vickers hardness measured from a cross section with a load of 50gf.
Toughness: Evaluated at the minimum load at which cracking occurs in the film by indentation of the Vickers indenter. However, if no crack occurred at the maximum load (50kgf) of the device, it was set to> 50kgf.
Plating tensile stress: Stress was measured with a spiral plating stress meter.

In addition, the wear resistance (fatigue characteristics) evaluation and corrosion resistance of these films were evaluated under the following conditions. These evaluation results are also shown in Table 1.
(Abrasion resistance evaluation)
As abrasion resistance test 1, the time until the coating was worn or peeled and the substrate was exposed by shot blasting (5 kg / cm 2, glass base # 100, sprayed from 10 cm directly above) was measured. The evaluation of this test was as follows. > 60 sec: A, 30-60 sec: A, 10-30 sec: Δ, <10 sec: ×.

  As the abrasion resistance test 2, a ball-on-disk test was performed. The test conditions were: SUJ2 as the ball of the mating material, load loss of 1kgf (maximum contact surface pressure 100kgf / mm2-calculated from hertz pressure), no lubrication, sliding speed 1m / s, sliding distance 1km (mg ). The evaluation of this test was as follows. <◎ at 3 mg, ○ at 3 to 6 mg, Δ at 6 to 10 mg, and × at> 10 mg.

(Corrosion resistance evaluation)
In common, a 5% salt spray test was performed on a Ni-P electroless plating film having a thickness of 10 μm. Evaluation was performed based on the occurrence time of white rust, and was evaluated as 200 hr or more, 100 to 200 hr, 50 to 100 hr, and <50 hr ×.

As can be seen from Table 1, the inventive examples S to Z are Ni-P plating film, the composition and the average crystallite size satisfy the scope of the present invention, and Ni (111) and Ni (200) which are preferable conditions. The measurement peak intensity ratio of Ni (111) / Ni (200), which is a preferable condition of the Cu—Zn compound layer, the ratio of Cu and Zn content, Cu / Zn, the total content of Cu and Zn, and the coating layer All of the ratio (Cu + Zn) / O with the oxygen in the inside are satisfied. For this reason, the hardness of the Ni—P plating film as it is is as high as 500 Hv or higher, the toughness is 50 kN (kgf) or more, the plating tensile stress is 5 kgf / mm ² or less, high toughness and high fatigue characteristics.

  As a result, Invention Examples Q to Z are excellent in wear resistance, fatigue characteristics, and corrosion resistance. In particular, Invention Examples X to Z formed as a multilayer with Cr plating are used as wear-resistant aluminum alloy materials. It can be seen that the power transmission component using the can be applied even in severe usage environments.

  On the other hand, in Invention Examples I to P and AA, in the Ni-P plating film, although the composition and the average crystallite size satisfy the scope of the present invention, any of the above preferable conditions is removed. Therefore, Invention Examples I to P and AA are relatively low in wear resistance, fatigue characteristics, and corrosion resistance as compared with Invention Examples Q to Z.

  For example, from Table 1, if the peak intensity ratio deviates, the result of wear resistance 2 decreases, and if the Cu / Zn ratio deviates, the wear resistance 1 and corrosion resistance decrease, and the (Cu + Zn) / O ratio deviates. When the film thickness is 10 μm, the wear resistance 2 and the corrosion resistance are lowered, and when the thickness of the Cu—Zn layer is removed, the wear resistance 1 tends to be lowered. Conversely, among the inventive examples, the higher the hardness, the higher the wear resistance, and the higher the heat treatment temperature, the higher the wear resistance 1, the higher the toughness, and the lower the film stress (plating tensile stress). As shown, the wear resistance 2 at a film thickness of 75 μm tends to be improved. Therefore, these results support the significance of the requirements and preferred conditions of the present invention.

  Further, in Comparative Examples A to H, in the Ni-P plating film, either the composition or the average crystallite size is outside the scope of the present invention, and the hardness, toughness, and plating tension of the Ni-P plating film as plated Any of the stresses is significantly lower than Invention Examples S to Z. As a result, it can be seen that Comparative Examples A to H are inferior in wear resistance, fatigue characteristics, and corrosion resistance, and cannot be applied as wear-resistant aluminum alloy materials or power transmission parts using the same. Therefore, these results support the critical significance of the requirements of the present invention for wear resistance, fatigue characteristics, and corrosion resistance.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a wear-resistant member with Ni-P plating having excellent wear resistance, fatigue characteristics, and corrosion resistance, and a light alloy power such as an aluminum alloy such as a pulley or a titanium alloy. A transmission component can be provided. As a result, the application of a lightweight alloy material such as an aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy can be expanded to applications where it is desired to reduce the weight of wear-resistant parts, or for applications where more reliable wear-resistant parts including wear resistance are required.

Claims (10)

A member provided with Ni-P plating film, the Ni-P plating film, in mass%, Ni: 85% or more, P: 1 to 5%, NH ₄ group: containing 0.1% to 1% It consists of a Ni alloy, a crystalline plating film having a crystallite average size of 1 to 5 nm in the Ni-P plating film structure analysis by X-ray diffraction method, and the Ni-P plating film as-plated. A wear-resistant member having a hardness of 500 Hv or more.   The measurement peak intensity ratio Ni (111) / Ni (200) of Ni (111) and Ni (200) in the Ni-P plating film structure analysis by the X-ray diffraction method is 0.3 to 0.5. Item 2. The wear-resistant member according to Item 1.   The Cu-Zn compound layer having a Cu / Zn content ratio Cu / Zn of 2 to 10 is formed at the interface between the member and the Ni-P plating film. Abrasive material.   The wear-resistant member according to claim 3, wherein a ratio (Cu + Zn) / O of a total content of Cu and Zn in the Cu-Zn compound layer and oxygen in the coating layer is 0.3 to 1.0.   The wear-resistant member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wear-resistant member is heat-treated at a temperature of 50 to 350 ° C after the Cu-Zn compound layer and the Ni-P electroless plating film are provided.   The wear-resistant member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a hard Cr plating having a hardness of 900 Hv or more is further applied as an upper layer of the Ni-P plating film. The wear-resistant member according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the Ni-P plating film has a toughness of 50 kN or more and a plating tensile stress of 5 kgf / mm ² or less.   The wear resistant member according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the Ni-P plating film is electroless plating.   The wear-resistant member according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the member is an aluminum alloy material or a titanium alloy material.   A power transmission component using the wear-resistant member according to claim 1.