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Mechanistic study on the cut-edge corrosion behaviors of Zn-Al-Mg alloy coated steel sheets in chloride containing environments

  • Jae Won Lee
  • , Bo Ra Park
  • , Se Young Oh
  • , Dae Won Yun
  • , Joong Ki Hwang
  • , Min Suk Oh*
  • , Sung Jin Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Pohang Institute of Metal Industry Advancement
  • Korea Institute of Materials Science
  • Tongmyong University
  • Sunchon National University

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Abstract

To understand the cut-edge corrosion behaviors of Zn-Al-Mg alloy-coated steel better, mechanistic studies with a Zn-MgZn2 eutectic specimen fabricated by a hot-pressing process were conducted using various electrochemical methods, such as the scanning vibrating electrode technique and galvanic corrosion measurements. The results showed that the MgZn2 phase dissolved preferentially with the galvanic current flowing from the phase to Zn. Mg/Zn cations from the dissolving MgZn2 phase were reduced effectively, facilitating the co-precipitation of Mg(OH)2, Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6, and Zn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O, which was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Based on the results, a much longer-lasting corrosion inhibition mechanism of the alloy-coated steel was provided.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108170
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume160
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019.11

Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Hot-dip galvanizing
  • Scanning vibrating electrode technique
  • Zn-Al-Mg alloy coatings

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Chemistry

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