Effect of particle size and co-deposition technique on hardness and corrosion properties of Ni-Co/SiC composite coatings

► Enhanced incorporation of SiC particles in composite coatings using SCD technique. ► Investigation of particle size effect on codeposition, hardness and corrosion. ► Improving Ni-Co alloy coating properties by incorporation of SiC particles. ► Increasing nanocomposite coating properties compared to microcomposite coatings. ► Describing enhanced properties of composite coatings based on structural features.