en گروه سرامیک Ceramic Materials and Engineering Research Paper Research Paper <p align="justify">Electrochemical coating processes are significantly affected by applied magnetic fields due to the generation of electromagnetic forces. The present research work has been undertaken to study the effect of coating parameters such as current density and alumina concentration on the characteristics of Ni-Al2O3 composite coating under static magnetic field. Ni-Al2O3 composite coating was applied on a mild steel substrate using conventional Watts solution containing Al2O3 particles with and without magnetic field. The coating microstructure and Al2O3 particle density in the coating layer were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the applied magnetic field made the coating structure finer and leads to the increases of the particle content in the coating. However, the results confirmed that the magnetic forces inversely affected the particle density in the coating at higher current density than that of normal coating process.</p> Keywords: Electrocodeposition, Electrochemical Composite Coating, Magnetic Field, Lorentz Force, Ni-Al2O3. 21 28 http://ijmse.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-127-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 P. Samadi 180031947532846001448 180031947532846001448 No M. Reza Afshar 180031947532846001449 180031947532846001449 No M. R. Aboutalebi * mrezab@iust.ac.ir 180031947532846001450 180031947532846001450 Yes S. H. Seyedein 180031947532846001451 180031947532846001451 No