Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 310, Issue -, Pages 122-128Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.12.089
Keywords
Ni-P-nano-Al2O3; Electroless coating; Surfactants; Anticorrosion
Funding
- National Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment [2013ZX07210-001]
- Natural Science Foundation for Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province, China [BK20160983]
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Ni-P-nano-Al2O3 composite coatings on the mild steel were obtained by adding Al2O3 nanoparticles into the traditional electroless Ni-P bath. Cationic and anionic surfactants were used to prevent the agglomeration of the incorporated nano-Al2O3. Surface morphology, compositions and microstructures of the coating were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) as well. Corrosion resistances of the modified mild steel samples were evaluated in 3.5 wt.% NaClsolution by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that compared to the pure Ni-P coating on the mild steel, the coating formed in the bath with 6 g/L nano-Al2O3 performed the highest resistance. Under the optimal conditions, the adding of anionic surfactant (SOBS) improved the anti-corrosion performance of the samples further, while the addition of cationic surfactant led to a worse corrosion resistance. The potential mechanism was that anionic surfactant molecules would contact with active sites of Ni-P composite coating and nano-Al2O3 in the bath, which would improve the dispersion of nano-Al2O3, thus leading to a homogeneous coating with better corrosion resistance. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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