The invention relates to the technical field of material surface treatment, in particular to a
salt bath chromium plating method for the surface of
diamond powder. By adopting a composite
chloride system with
magnesium chloride as a main component and
alkali metal chloride as an auxiliary component, a low-melting-point co-melt can be formed in the
salt bath chromium plating process, the
melting point can be reduced to 700 DEG C or below, the process temperature of
salt bath chromium plating is remarkably reduced, meanwhile, the
molten salt flowability is optimized, and the salt bath chromium plating quality is improved. It is ensured that chromium atoms are evenly diffused in the fused salt and chemically react with carbon atoms on the surface of the
diamond to generate a uniform and compact
chromium carbide layer, and heat damage to the
diamond is effectively avoided; the
chlorate powder is low in cost, easy to obtain and free of
toxicity, harmful substances cannot be generated in the salt bath chromium plating process, the
environmental protection property is good, the bottlenecks of high temperature, high consumption and uneven plating of traditional salt bath chromium plating are broken through, a low-cost and high-reliability
surface modification technology is provided for the diamond /
metal composite material, and the application prospect is wide. And the large-scale application of the diamond in the fields of
electronic packaging and thermal management is directly promoted.