Enhancing the corrosion resistance of mild steel coated zinc studies

• DOI: 10.1016/j.measen.2024.101264
• Publication Date: 2024-06-21T02:21:02Z
• Authors: Jyoti S. Kavirajwar; A. Suvitha; Herri Trilaksana; Hanan Alzahrani; Nouf Alharbi; Hala Siddiq; S. Sasi Florence
• Keywords: Nyquist plot; Tafel plot; Preferred orientation; Deposition potential; Industry innovation; Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks; TK452-454.4; 0210 nano-technology; 0104 chemical sciences

In the presence of a newly created brightener, the zinc metal is coated on steel using the electro deposition process. Experiments using hull cells are used to optimize the settings and components of plating baths. Tafel Polarization and EIS techniques were used to conduct corrosion experiments, which made it possible to investigate the brilliant zinc coating's effective corrosion resistance. SEM and Reflectance spectroscopy both confirm that the bright zinc coating has modified surface morphology. XRD analysis is used to study and validate changes in crystallite orientation and phase structure. Electrochemical methods and theoretical molecular dynamic (MD) simulations were used to examine the interaction between Zn and the metal surface. FTIR spectroscopy has been used in blend investigations which impacts on the physical characteristics of polymer blends. The results of these research showed how novel brighteners can improve zinc deposits' brightness and corrosion resistance when applied to mild steel substrates.