Wear is considered the main criterion to evaluate the mechanical performance of electroless Ni-P coating in a radial micro journal bearing (copper alloy, inner diameter 3 mm × outer diameter 5 mm × length 7 mm). The study was carried out using different coating parameter combinations, namely, solution pH values of (6, 7 and 8), deposition time (10, 20 and 30 min) and bath temperature (60, 80 and 95 o C). The structure, surface morphology, hardness and wear resistance of the electroless Ni-P coatings were measured and analyzed. The optimum combination of coating parameters for minimum wear is a pH value of 8, deposition time of 30 min and bath temperature of 95 o C. Further, the structural changes of the coatings before and after annealing treatment (100 ~ 700 o C) in a vacuum ambient were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, while their elemental composition and surface morphology were analyzed using an energy dispersive spectrometer and a scanning electron microscope. The Ni-P lms were subjected to annealing temperature at 400 o C for 1 hour, leading to recrystallization of the Ni matrix and the precipitation of Ni 3 P. The hardness increases with increasing annealing temperature to a peak of 960 HV at 400 o C and then decreases monotonously.