Abstract
The options to deposit chemically a functional composite copper-diamond coatings from trilonic electrolyte have been studied with respect to the influence of the air flow stiring conditions of deposition. They have been elucidated in regard to the structure of the copper metal-matrix and the number of the co-deposited diamond particles. Optimal composition has been established as well as the best hydrodynamic regime for chemical deposition of the functional composite copper-diamond coatings (with respect to the number of the co-deposited diamond particles observed by SEM and the thickness of the composite layer) upon the addition of an appropriate surfactant compound Na-laurylsulfonate (NaLS) to the electrolyte, which is preventing the agglomeration and precipitation of the diamond particles in the electrolyte. Keywords: functional composites; coating; metal-matrix composites (MMCs); non-metallic substrate