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The properties of electrodeposited Zn-Co coatings

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The possibility of increasing the corrosion resistance of automotive sheet steel by electrodepositing with Zn-Co alloy coatings was investigated. Process variables during electrodeposition such as current density, electrolyte flow rate, and pH were varied in order to examine their influence on the electroplating process. Cobalt contents varying from 0.2 to 7 wt% were easily obtained. The influence of these process parameters on the characteristics of the coating could be related to the hydroxide suppression mechanism for anomalous codeposition. The structure and the morphology of the coatings were determined using SEM and XRD analysis. Application properties important for coating systems used in the automotive industry, such as friction behavior, adhesion, and corrosion behavior, were investigated on coatings with varying cobalt content. The corrosion resistance of the Zn-Co alloy layers was found to be better than that of pure zinc coatings.

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  1. Laboratory for Iron and Steel Making, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

    J. Mahieu, K. De Wit & B. C. De Cooman

  2. OCAS N.V. (Sidmar Group), Zelzate, Belgium

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Mahieu, J., De Wit, K., De Cooman, B.C. et al. The properties of electrodeposited Zn-Co coatings. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 8, 561–570 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-999-0010-x

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