Influence of temperature on the surface property of ABS resin in KMnO4 etching solution

The KMnO4‐H3PO4‐H2SO4 system was used to roughen and hydrophilically modify on the surface of ABS resin at different etching temperatures, and then, electroless nickel plating process was carried out. The surface of ABS resin after etching was characterized by XPS and SEM. It is found that the surface etching effect of ABS resin is relatively good when the etching temperature is 65°C. The resin surface generates ─OH and ─COOH hydrophilic groups, the roughness of resin surface is increased significantly, and the surface hydrophilic contact angle is 40.51°. After electroless nickel plating on the ABS etching surface, the bonding force of the coating can reach 2.73 MPa. Electrochemical polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectra also show that the corrosion resistance of coating after 65°C etching postprocessing is improved.