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Evaluation of the Corrosion Resistance of Hot-Dip Galvanized Magnesium and Aluminum Alloy Coating Using the Taguchi Method

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In this research study, the effect of Mg and Al percentage in the galvanized bath, the immersion temperature, and immersion time on the corrosion behavior of the galvanized coating was evaluated. Each parameter level was evaluated three times, and the Taguchi method was employed to design the experiments. The corrosion resistance of the galvanized coatings was evaluated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and salt spraying methods. Scanning electron microscope and optical microscope (OM) were employed to investigate the morphology of the coatings. The results of the analysis of variance (ANOVA) method found Mg and Al alloying elements as the most influential parameters in the corrosion resistance of the coated specimens. Also, by increasing the amount of Mg and Al in the galvanizing bath, the corrosion resistance of the coatings was improved. Therefore, by adding Mg, no red rust was observed up to 720 h of salt spray, and the corrosion of the white rust was delayed. However, for the coatings with Al and no Mg, red rust was observed after 480 h of salt spray. The optimum parameters for the galvanized coating with the highest corrosion resistance were 0.48 wt% Mg, 0.18 wt% Al, immersion temperature of 450 C, and immersion time of 4 s.

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  1. Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran

    Ramin Kheirifard & Naghi Parvini Ahmadi

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    Ermia Aghaie & Yashar Behnamian

  3. Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Amirreza Khezrloo & Morteza Tayebi

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Kheirifard, R., Ahmadi, N.P., Aghaie, E. et al. Evaluation of the Corrosion Resistance of Hot-Dip Galvanized Magnesium and Aluminum Alloy Coating Using the Taguchi Method. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 6054–6071 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07536-3

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