Newly designed surface control using Si addition in trace quantity for Zn-2Al-3Mg alloy coated steel sheet with improved corrosion resistance

Jae Won Lee, Injoon Son, Sung Jin Kim

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Abstract

The addition of Si even in trace quantity (0.04 wt%) refined the spangle structure in the outermost part of a Zn-2Al-3Mg coating by precipitating Mg2Si and Zn-Al intermetallic phases on the ternary eutectic areas. In contrast to the conventional interface control of the Zn-Al-Mg-Si coating, this surface-controlled technique is a break-through in that it suppresses localized corrosion in the ternary eutectic areas of the outer surface by making minimal use of Si. Moreover, the surface coverage by corrosion products with a bi-layer structure and inhibiting property, following the rapid sacrificial dissolution of intermetallic phases, provided long-term corrosion resistance of steel.

Original languageEnglish
Article number153868
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume598
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2022

Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Hot-dip galvanized steel
  • MgSi
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • Silicon
  • Zn-Al-Mg alloy coatings

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