Electrochemical effects of pH value on the corrosion inhibition and microstructure of cerium doped trivalent chromium conversion coating on Zn

Autor: Laibin Wang, Xiahe Liu, Mei Wang, Hongxu Li, Yi Xu
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Corrosion Science. 167:108538
ISSN: 0010-938X
Popis: The electrochemical effects of cerium doped trivalent chromium conversion (TCC) coating on Zn were studied at normal temperature with potential-time curve, polarization curve, impedance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results show protection of TCC coating increases, subsequently decreases by raising pH values. The interface of TCC coating/Zn substrate within pH 1.5–2.0 existing with metastable oxides reacts as diffusion-electrochemical mixed control, the TCC coating into pH 2.2 exists with dominated stable Cr-rich layer, then the formation rate of coating after pH 2.5 decreases. The corrosion mechanism was discussed from oxide stability in potential-pH diagrams and structural models.
Databáze: OpenAIRE