Corrosion protection comparison of a chromate conversion coating to a novel conductive polymer coating on aluminum alloys
- Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI (United States)
Comparisons of the corrosion resistance performance of a novel polyaniline based double strand conductive polymer coating versus a chromate conversion coating on two aluminum alloys were made. Potentiodynamic scans, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.5N NaCl solutions and ASTM B-117 salt spray tests were performed on coated samples of AA7075-T6 and AA2024-T3 aluminum alloys. Results show the conductive polymer film offers, at the least, an equivalent protection performance as the chromate coating with a two order of magnitude reduction in corrosion current densities in cyclic polarization tests, near equivalent impedance values and less undercutting of a scribed area in salt spray test samples. In an acidic salt solution of pH 3.6, the conductive polymer offers an improved performance with a one order of magnitude higher impedance over the chromate coatings.
- OSTI ID:
- 549915
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970332--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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