Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2019
The electroplating of Cr has been an important industrial process for cutting tools, press machines and molds for casting. In spite of these, quite a few problems remain unsolved regarding the basic property. It is important to know the mechanical characteristics of Cr electroplated layers.
In the present paper, the first part deals with the measurement of mechanical Young's modulus of Cr electroplated layers. The X-ray method was successfully applied to measure the X-ray Young's modulus and the residual stress on the Cr electroplated surface layer.