Journal of Lanzhou University of Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (2): 17-23.

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Corrosion behaviors cold spraying Zn-Al composite coating in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution

SUN Yong-jiang1, ZHANG Jin-ling2, ZHAI Hai-min2, WANG Hai-peng3, LI Wen-sheng2   

  1. 1. Gansu Luqiao Highway Investment Co. Ltd., Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Univ. of Tech., Lanzhou 730050, China;
    3. LANPEC Technologies Limited, Shanghai 201518 China
  • Received:2022-08-31 Online:2023-04-28 Published:2023-05-05

Abstract: The Zn-Al composite coating with different Al content had been deposited on the surface of Q235 steel by low pressure cold spraying. The corrosion potential, impedance value and corrosion current density of Zn-Al composite coating in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution were analyzed by means of open-circuit potential and polarization curves. The morphology of the coating and the content of elements in the specific area were characterized by scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer was used to analyze the coating phase after corrosion in 3.5wt.% NaCl solution for 1 440 h. The results showed that the corrosion resistance of the coating is better with the increase of Al content in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, and the corrosion resistance of the coating is better when the Al content is greater 35%. Because corrosion of zinc is prior than that of Al element, and the stable oxidation film is formed, at the same time, Al element inhibits the activity of zinc to slow down the corrosion rate, and the higher Al content has the better results. The corrosion mechanism of Zn-Al composite coating in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution is uniform corrosion, pitting, local pitting and self-sealing of corrosion products.

Key words: cold-spray, Zn-Al composite coating, Al content, corrosion resistance, corrosion mechanism

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