Characteristics of Zinc Phosphate Coating Activated by Different Concentrations of Nickel Acetate Solution

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• 作者：Khalid Abdalla ; H. Zuhailawati ; Azmi Rahmat…
• 刊名：Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：48
• 期：2
• 页码：771-779
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Metallic Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Structural Materials; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Nanotechnology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1543-1940
• 卷排序：48

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Activation pretreatment with nickel acetate solution at various concentrations was performed prior to the phosphating step to enhance the corrosion resistance of carbon steel substrates. The activation solution was studied over various concentrations: 10, 50, and 100 g/L. The effects of these concentrations on surface characteristics and microstructural evolution of the coated samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The electrochemical behavior was evaluated using potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and immersion test in a 3.5 pct NaCl solution. Significant increases in the nucleation sites and surface coverage of zinc phosphate coating were observed as the concentration of activation solution reached 50 g/L. The electrochemical analysis revealed that the activation treatment with 50 g/L nickel acetate solution significantly improved the protection ability of the zinc phosphate coating. The corrosion current density of activated phosphate coating with 50 g/L was reduced by 64.64 and 13.22 pct, compared to the coatings obtained with activation solutions of 10 and 100 g/L, respectively.