Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Carbon Steel Via Aluminum-Based Coating from Ionic Liquid Electrolytes at Room Temperature

Wen Wang, Na Li, Zhiyuan Li, Li Li Jiang, Wei Li Song*, Mingyong Wang*, Shuqiang Jiao*

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Abstract

Improving the corrosion resistance of carbon steel is of great importance to realize widely use in various industries. The anti-corrosion coating is a significant protective strategy. Therefore, uniform aluminum coatings (AlOx-CS), electrodepositing in ionic liquid electrolyte at room temperature, was developed to enhance corrosion resistance of carbon steel. The lower part of the electrode has a better distribution uniformity than the upper part of the electrode, and the distribution of a line has the lowest variance. The uniform AlOx-CS coating is the most corrosion resistant due to sealed Al2O3 layers. The corrosion rate of the AlOx-CS coating is 0.4 mm a−1. The self-corrosion current density of AlOx-CS coating is 34.4 μA cm−2, nearly 2 times compared with pristine carbon steel. The impedance value with AlOx-CS coating is increased by nearly 300 times compared with pristine carbon steel. The morphology and composition of aluminum-based reinforced coatings had no significant changes in atmospheric exposure, 3.5 pct NaCl salt spray and 3.5 pct NaCl immersion environments. The aluminum-based reinforced coatings can enhance the lifespan of carbon steel materials, while also reducing economic losses and safety hazards.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4472-4483
Number of pages12
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2024

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