Microstructural Study Of Zinc Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings with Titanium Additions In The Zinc Melt

Journal Article · Mon Apr 23 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2733540· OSTI ID:21057286

Konidaris, S; Pistofidis, N; Vourlias, G; Pavlidou, E; Stergiou, A; Stergioudis, G; Polychroniadis, E K ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54 124 Thessaloniki (Greece)

Zinc hot-dip galvanizing is a method for protecting iron and steel against corrosion. Galvanizing with pure Zn or Zn with additions like Ni, Al, Pb and Bi has been extensively studied, but there is a lack of scientific information about other additions. The present work examines the effect of a 0.5 wt% Ti addition in the Zn melt. The samples were exposed to accelerated corrosion in a salt spray chamber (SSC). The microstructure and chemical composition of the coatings were determined by Optical Microscopy, XRD and SEM associated with an EDS Analyzer. The results indicate that the coatings have a typical morphology, while Zn-Ti phases were also detected.

• OSTI ID: 21057286
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 899; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CORROSION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
HOT DIPPING
IRON
MICROSTRUCTURE
MORPHOLOGY
OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
STEELS
SURFACE TREATMENTS
TESTING
TITANIUM ADDITIONS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ZINC