Ijct 16 (3) 216-220 PDF
Ijct 16 (3) 216-220 PDF
Ijct 16 (3) 216-220 PDF
RUHI et al.: CORROSION RESISTANCE PROPERTIES OF SOL-GEL ALUMINA COATING IN MINE WATER
The
surface
pre-treated
(zinc-phosphated)
specimens were coated with boehmite sol by a simple
dip coating method at a constant withdrawal rate of
1 cm/min. Thereafter, the sol-gel coated specimens
were heat-treated at 400C for 1 h in muffle furnace
in air. A few zinc-phosphated specimens were kept as
such (without sol-gel treatment) for a comparative
study. The specimens are designated as: (i) MS (the
mild steel); (ii) SP (the surface pre-treated mild steel
specimen); and (iii) CMS (the sol-gel coated mild
steel specimen).
Microscopy and XRD analysis
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Fig. 3Open circuit potential versus time curves for the sol-gel
coated specimen (CMS), surface pre-treated specimen (SP) and
bare mild steel (MS) in mine water at 30+2C.
Fig. 1SEM micrograph of surface morphology (a) crosssectional view (b) of sol-gel coated specimen.
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MS
SP
CMS
OCP (mV)
Icorr (A/cm2)
a (mV/decade)
c (mV/decade)
Rct (cm2 )
Cdl (F/cm2)
Rs (cm2)
-635
2.1 x 10
93
83.2
91.7
1.8 x 10-4
41.4
-575
1.07 x 10
89.1
96
240.6
3.8 x 10-5
45.9
-600
3.7 x 10-5
97
119.8
575.8
1.3 x 10-5
292.8
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Conclusions
The present investigation has led to following
conclusions.
The sol-gel alumina coating developed on the
surface pre-treated mild steel surface makes a
significant improvement in the corrosion resistance
properties of the metal in corrosive mine water
environment. The electrochemical measurements show
an order of magnitude less value of Icorr for the sol-gel
coated specimens as compared to the bare metal. The
microstructural analysis reveals a compact coating of
thickness ~ 20 m. The XRD spectrum confirms the
presence of -alumina phase in the coating.
Acknowledgement
Authors are thankful to the Director, AMPRI,
CSIR, Bhopal for granting permission to publish this
research work. One of the authors (Gazala Ruhi) is
thankful to Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) for (SRF-NET) scholarship.
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