Didik Nurhadiyanto, Silvia Sianipar
This research aims to determine the effect of the anode-cathode distance and time in the nickel electroplating process on the layer thickness and corrosion rate of AISI 1020 steel. This type of research is quantitative experimentally. The specimens were given electroplating treatment with anode-cathode distance parameters varying in 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm and time varying in 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes. The data analysis technique uses multiple linear regression. The results showed that the anode-cathode distance had a negative effect on the layer thickness and a positive effect on the corrosion rate. while time has a positive effect on layer thickness and a negative effect on the corrosion rate. The greatest layer thickness was obtained when the anode-cathode distance was 5 cm, and the time was 20 minutes. This research produces a regression equation from the relationship between anode-cathode distance and time on layer thickness, namely Y = Y = 10.881 - 0.702 X1 + 1.037 X2 as well as the relationship between the anode-cathode distance and time on the corrosion rate, namely Y = 0.77 + 0.002 X1 - 0.001 X2. © 2024 Author(s).
Department of Mechanical Engineering Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
