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Characterization and electrochemical assessment of Al-Zn-In alloy with trivalent chromium process coating

  • Xi Wang*
  • , Fan Yang
  • , Gopal Viswanathan
  • , Shan Shan Wang
  • , G. S. Frankel
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Ohio State University

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Abstract

To reduce self-corrosion of Al-Zn-In pigments in an Al-rich primer, trivalent chromium process (TCP) was applied to the pigments before mixing in the epoxy binder. The formation of TCP and its effects on both the Al-Zn-In bulk alloy and pigment particles were investigated in this study. The TCP layer on the Al-Zn-In alloy has a bilayer structure similar to TCP layers formed on other alloys. The corrosion rate of bulk Al-Zn-In alloy is reduced by the TCP treatment. The TCP layer likely blocks the access of Cl to the Al-Zn-In alloy, which reduces corrosion attack initiation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108933
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume176
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Al-Zn-In alloy
  • Al-rich primer
  • Trivalent chromium process

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