Superhydrophobic and Corrosion-resistant Nickel-based Composite Coating on Magnesium Alloy

doi:10.11902/1005.4537.2023.143

Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection

2023, Vol. 43

Issue (4): 755-764 DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2023.143

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Superhydrophobic and Corrosion-resistant Nickel-based Composite Coating on Magnesium Alloy

HUANG Zhifeng, YONG Qiwen, FANG Rui, XIE Zhihui(

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Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China

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Abstract

The superhydrophobic surface has excellent water repellency, which helps to enhance the corrosion protection performance of the coating. In this work, a superhydrophobic and corrosion-resistant nickel-based composite coating was prepared on the surface of AZ31 Mg-alloy by combining chemical deposition and electrodeposition techniques with dynamic hydrogen bubbles as a template. The microscopic morphology, structure, composition, wettability, and corrosion protection performance of the coating were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), optical contact angle meter and electrochemical workstation. It was found that adding ZnO nanoparticles to the electrodeposition bath may change the surface morphology of the porous nickel layer and affect its hydrophobicity. The static water contact angle (WCA) tests revealed that the highest WCA value of 160.8°±2.8° was acquired for the composite coating prepared by electrodeposition in the electrolyte containing ZnO nanoparticles of 5.0 g·L^-1 and then modified by stearic acid. Compared to the bare Mg-alloy, the composite coating's corrosion potential was positively shifted by -1.23 V to -0.32 V. The corrosion current density and charge transfer resistance were reduced and increased by more than two orders of magnitude, reaching 8.41 10^-7A·cm^-2 and 72.79 kΩ·cm² respectively, indicating the good corrosion protection ability of the composite coating to the Mg-alloy.

Key words: Mg-alloy Ni-coating nano-ZnO electrodeposition superhydrophobicity

Received: 09 May 2023 32134.14.1005.4537.2023.143

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Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(52271073)

Corresponding Authors: XIE Zhi-Hui, E-mail: zhxie@cwnu.edu.cn

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HUANG Zhifeng, YONG Qiwen, FANG Rui, XIE Zhihui. Superhydrophobic and Corrosion-resistant Nickel-based Composite Coating on Magnesium Alloy. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2023, 43(4): 755-764.

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Fig.1 SEM images (a, b, d, e) and corresponding EDS elemental mappings (c, f) for ENP/NZSA-2 (a-c) and ENP/NZSA-5 (d-f) composite coatings. The insets in Fig.1b and e show the photographs and EDS spectra of corresponding coatings

Table 1 EDS determined element contents of ENP/NZSA-2 and ENP/NZSA-5 coatings

Fig.2 XRD patterns of ENP, ENP/NZ-0, ENP/NZ-2 and ENP/NZ-5 composite coatings (a), FT-IR spectra of ENP/NZSA-2 and ENP/NZSA-5 composite coatings (b) and their enlarged views in different wavenumber ranges (c-e)

Fig. 3 High resolution XPS spectra of ENP/NZSA-5 coating: (a) survey spectrum, and fine peaks of (b) C 1s, (c) O 1s, (d) Ni 2p, (e) Zn 2p and (f) Zn LMM

Fig.4 Cross-sectional morphology (a), line scanning profiles along the direction of the arrow in Fig.4a (b), and corresponding EDS elemental mappings of Ni (c), Mg (d), P (e), C (f), Zn (g) and O (h) for ENP/NZSA-5 coating

Fig.5 Static water contact angles of ENP/NZSA-0 (a), ENP/NZSA-2 (b) and ENP/NZSA-5 (c) coatings, static contact angles (d) and corresponding photographs (e) of ENP/NZSA-5 coating for coffee, milk, 3.5% NaCl, tea and water

Fig.6 Digital photos of ENP/NZSA-2 (a-e) and ENP/NZSA-5 (f-j) composite coatings during immersing into deionized water and taking out

Fig.7 Impedance module (a), phase angle (b), Nyquist (c) plots and corresponding logR_ct and log|Z| _f_{=0.01 Hz} (d) for bare magnesium alloy, ENP, ENP/NZSA-2 and ENP/NZSA-5 coatings in 3.5% NaCl solution, and equivalent circuit diagrams for AZ31 Mg-alloy (e) and various coatings (f)

Table 2 Electrochemical parameters obtained by fitting the EIS spectra of AZ31 Mg-alloy, and ENP, ENP/NZSA-2 and ENP/NZSA-5 coatings

Fig.8 Tafel curves (a) and corresponding E_corr and I_corr (b) of AZ31 Mg-alloy and various coatings in 3.5% NaCl solution

Table 3 Fitting data of Tafel parameters of AZ31 Mg-alloy and various coatings

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