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Hydrogen Bakeout after Nickel Plating

We are electroless Nickel (EN) plating a SiC-Si composite material and need to ensure it is totally dry after plating. Does anyone know how this is done? I was told about hydrogen bake out at 300 degrees C. Is this done in a slight vacuum?

Thanks,

Jerry Weinstein
- Middletown, Connecticut, USA
2004

My first thought was that the substrate would not be subject to hydrogen embrittlement, so a bake for that reason might not be required. A 300° C bake for hardening a mid phos EN would be very common. If you do a 300° C bake, there is no need for a slight vacuum that I can see.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2004

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