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Microstructural Evaluation and Property Change of 5 Wt Pct Al-Zn Coating on Press Hardening Steel During Austenitization

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Microstructural evolution of a 5 wt pct Al-Zn coating on press hardening steel was studied in comparison to hot-dip galvanized (GI) and galvannealed (GA) coatings. The results show that the presence of 5 wt pct Al effectively suppresses oxidation during austenitization; meanwhile, the presence of Fe resulting from galvannealing accelerates oxidation. Alloying with Al or Fe in the coating prior to austenitization reduces the susceptibility to liquid metal embrittlement (LME). The presence of Al in the as-coated Zn coating enhances the corrosion resistance in HCl solution and reduces the cathodic kinetics in NaCl solution. However, for sacrificial protection, the austenitized GI steel outperforms the other austenitized-coated steels. Nevertheless, the 5 wt pct Al-Zn coating exhibits better overall performance including high-temperature oxidation resistance, less LME susceptibility, and cathodic protection.

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The authors are grateful to the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, and China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for their financial supports under Grant MOST 104-2622-8-006-001.

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    Jun-Kai Chang & Chao-Sung Lin

  2. Division of Metallic Materials Research, Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Department of Additive Manufacturing Materials & Applications, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan, 709, Taiwan

    Woei-Ren Wang

  3. Department of Iron & Steel Research and Development, China Steel Corporation, 1, Chung Kang Road, Kaohsiung, 820, Taiwan

    Wei-Jen Cheng

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Chang, JK., Lin, CS., Wang, WR. et al. Microstructural Evaluation and Property Change of 5 Wt Pct Al-Zn Coating on Press Hardening Steel During Austenitization. Metall Mater Trans A 49, 3715–3728 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4694-0

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