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Electrodeposition Based Preparation of Zn-Ni Alloy and Zn-Ni-WC Nano-Composite Coatings for Corrosion-Resistant Applications

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COATINGS
卷 11, 期 6, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/coatings11060712

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Zn-Ni alloy; Zn-Ni-WC composite; nanocoatings; hardness; corrosion; electrodeposition

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This study investigates the corrosion performance of Zn-Ni coating and Zn-Ni-WC composite nanocoatings fabricated on mild steel substrate in an environmentally friendly bath solution. The addition of WC nanoparticles enhances the performance of the coatings, resulting in a significant reduction in corrosion rate and increase in microhardness.
Zinc (Zn) is one of the five most widely consumed metals in the world. Indeed, more than 50% of all the zinc produced is used in zinc-galvanizing processes to protect steel from corrosion. Zn-based coatings have the potential for use as a corrosion-resistant barrier, but their wider use is restricted due to the poor mechanical properties of Zn that are needed to protect steel and other metals from rusting. The addition of other alloying elements such as Ni (Nickle) and WC (Tungsten Carbide) to Zn coating can improve its performance. This study investigates, the corrosion performance of Zn-Ni coating and Zn-Ni-WC composite nanocoatings fabricated on mild steel substrate in an environmentally friendly bath solution. The influence of WC nanoparticles on Zn-Ni deposition was also investigated. The surface morphologies, texture coefficients via XRD (X-ray diffraction), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), and EDS (Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) were analyzed. The electrochemical test such as polarization curves (PC) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) resulted in a corrosion rate of 0.6948 angstrom/min for Zn-Ni-WC composite nanocoating, and 1.192 angstrom/min for Zn-Ni coating. The results showed that the Zn-Ni-WC composite nanocoating reduced the corrosion rate by 41.71% and showed an 8.56% increase in microhardness compared to the hardness of the Zn-Ni coating. These results are augmented to better wettable characteristics of zinc, which developed good interfacial metallurgical adhesion amongst the Ni and WC elements. The results of the novel Zn-Ni-WC nanocomposite coatings achieved a great improvement of mechanical property and corrosion protection to the steel substrate surface.

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