Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 194, Issue 1, Pages 1-9Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2004.05.012
Keywords
chemical conversion; etching; aluminium alloy; cerium; catalysis
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This paper reports work aimed at finding an alternative treatment to chromate conversion coatings (CCC) that could meet all the requirements of industrial applications. A first step was made by carrying out the deposition of films Of CeO2 center dot 2H(2)O on aluminium alloys in a few minutes at room temperature with or without a catalyst. Different types of pretreatment (acidic or alkaline) led to drastically different results. A model for the catalytic deposition mechanism is suggested which is consistent with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) observations. The anticorrosive properties of these coatings were investigated by potentiokinetic curves measurements and by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Encouraging results were obtained though the performances still do not equal those of CCC. Some of the coating features (adhesion, sealing of the anodic sites, etc.) which should still be improved are highlighted. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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