Nickel–phosphorus composite coatings embedded with boron nitride (BN (h)) particles were
deposited on AISI 1018 steel using electroless deposition technique. Then the coatings
were heat-treated at 400° C with an aim to study the role of heat treatment on the
temperature-dependent tribological characteristics. The wear characteristics of the as-
deposited (AD) and heat-treated (HT) coatings were analyzed at ambient as well as at 300°
C temperature. The surface topography of the wear tracks was studied by using a scanning …