Electrochemical co-deposition of materials offers some unique advantages over competing technologies and therefore occupies special place in science and technology. Ni-Fe alloys are of great commercial interest owing to their interesting mechanical, electrical, magnetic and corrosion resistant properties. In this communication the present state of art on the electrodeposition of iron group metals and specially Ni-Fe alloy and oxide ceramic reinforced nanocomposites is reported along with a brief overview of fundamental principles, techniques and engineering applications of these metal matrix composites (MMCs) which include their ductility, hardness, electrical resistivity, thermal stability, corrosion resistance, soft magnetic and superparamagnetic properties. These properties of the deposits are mainly dependent on their composition, plating parameters and nature, size, content and distribution of the incorporated ceramic particles in the matrix. Potential commercial applications of these coatings have been discussed and attempts have been made to define accurate and predictive correlations with plating parameters.

与其他竞争技术相比，电化学共沉积材料具有一些独特的优势，因此在科学技术中占有特殊的位置。镍铁合金由于其令人感兴趣的机械，电，磁和腐蚀性能而引起了广泛的商业兴趣。在本交流中，报告了电沉积铁族金属，特别是镍铁合金和氧化物陶瓷增强纳米复合材料的最新技术，并简要概述了这些金属基复合材料（MMC）的基本原理，技术和工程应用，包括它们的延展性，硬度，电阻率，热稳定性，耐腐蚀性，软磁和超顺磁性能。沉积物的这些属性主要取决于其组成，电镀参数以及基体中掺入的陶瓷颗粒的性质，尺寸，含量和分布。已经讨论了这些涂层的潜在商业应用，并且已经进行了尝试来确定与镀覆参数的准确和可预测的相关性。