in a single bath the present disclosure provides a process for forming a multilayered nickel and chromium containing coating on a substrate or mandrel by electrodeposition comprising a providing one or more electrolyte solutions baths comprising a nickel salt and or a chromium salt b providing a conductive substrate or mandrel suitable for electrodeposition c contacting at least a portion of the substrate or mandrel with one of said one or more electrolyte solutions d passing a first electric current through the substrate or mandrel to deposit a first layer comprising either nickel or an alloy thereof on the substrate or mandrel and passing a second electric current through the substrate to deposit second layer comprising a nickel chromium alloy on the surface and e repeating step d two or more times thereby producing a multilayered coating having first layers of nickel or an alloy thereof and second layers of a nickel chromium alloy on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate or mandrel where separate baths are employed to deposit the first and second layers step d includes contacting at least a portion of the substrate or mandrel that having the first layer deposited on it with a second of said one or more electrolyte solutions baths prior to passing a second electric current through the substrate to deposit second layer comprising.