Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 514, Issue 1-2, Pages 174-181Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.02.023
Keywords
magnesium alloy AZ31B; corrosion; conversion surface treatment; sol-get coatings; phosphonate; silane
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Hybrid organic-inorganic coatings with phosphonate functionalities have been synthesized and evaluated as prospective surface treatments for magnesium materials. These coatings have been processed via a sol-gel route by hydrolysis and condensation of a mixture of diethylphosphonatoethyltriethoxy-silane and tetraethoxy-silane with variable molar ratios. The coatings morphology and the surface chemistry at the coating/substrate interface have been characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, P-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. The corrosion protection performance of the coatings deposited on magnesium alloy AZ31B has been examined by a group of electrochemical techniques including potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In addition, a scanning Kelvin probe technique has been used to investigate interfacial properties of the coatings. The improved corrosion protection of phosphonate-containing coatings as compared to pure silica sol-gel coatings has been observed and explained by the favorable combination of barrier properties of the organo-silicate matrix with strong chemical bonding of phosphonate groups to the magnesium substrate. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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