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Surface modification, strengthening effect and electrochemical comparative study of Zn-Al2O3-CeO3 and Zn-TiO2-CeO3 coating on mild steel

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Surface enhancement of engineering materials is necessary for preventing service failure and corrosion attacks industrially. The surface modification, strengthening effect and electrochemical comparative study of Zn-Al2O3-CeO3 and Zn-TiO2-CeO3 coating on mild steel was investigated. Deposition was performed to obtain a better surface adherent coating using the electrodeposition technique. Co-deposition of mild steel resulted into surface modification attributes to the complex alloys that were developed. Films of mild steel were electrodeposited on zinc electrodes using the chloride bath solutions. The effect of deposition potentials was systematically studied using a focus ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) and an atomic force microscope (AFM) to observe the surface morphology, topography and the surface adherent properties of the coatings. The elemental composition and the phases evolved in composite coatings were measured by means of the energy dispersed spectrometer (EDS). The microhardness measurements and corrosion behaviours of the deposits were investigated. Weight loss measurement was conducted on the plated samples to observe the rate of corrosion and it was observed that there was severe corrosion on the controlled sample in comparison to the plated samples and that Zn-TiO2-CeO3 resisted more corrosion attacks.

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  1. Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, P.M.B. X680, Pretoria, South Africa

    A. P .I. Popoola, O. S. I. Fayomi, V. S Aigbodion & M. Abdulwahab

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering Covenant University, P.M.B, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria

    O. S. I. Fayomi

  3. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

    V. S Aigbodion

  4. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    M. Abdulwahab

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Popoola, A.P..., Fayomi, O.S.I., Aigbodion, V.S. et al. Surface modification, strengthening effect and electrochemical comparative study of Zn-Al2O3-CeO3 and Zn-TiO2-CeO3 coating on mild steel. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 85, 1419–1427 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-8063-5

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