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A study on the preparation of passivating surface using bi-layer of nanostructured ZnO and silane functionalized polymer: an alternate option to chromate passivating coating

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A novel bilayer coating was developed over flat steel surface using a simple solution dipping method. Zinc oxide nanostructure (ZnO-NS) on the surfaces of flat steel was grown by chemical treatment with zinc nitrate hexahydrate [Zn(NO3)·6H2O] and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA, C6H12N4) in aqueous solution, followed by a thin-layer deposition of amine-terminated poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS-NH2). We noticed surface passivation, surface hydrophobicity, and anti-corrosion properties by this robust bilayer concept where both chemical and physical effects were present. The surface properties were measured by contact angle and scanning electron microscope. This nanostructured grown mild steel, i.e., cold-rolled closed annealed steel, was compared with nanostructure grown over zinc-coated steel, i.e., galvannealed and galvanized iron. Different flat-coated specimens were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The formation of ZnO-NS on steel substrate was confirmed by XRD analysis. The corrosion behavior of the different specimens was also studied through DC polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. An excellent intact bilayer coating was proposed in the interest of structural and automotive applications.

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Authors are thankful to Tata Steel management for allowing us to carry out the present work. We are extending our thanks to Ms Nitu Rani, Ms Puja Kumari, Ms Samvedana, Mr. Vikram Sharma, Ms Puspanjali Mohanta, Ms Priyanka Pandey, and Mr. Arup Kumar Halder for helping in the experimental measurements. We are also grateful to laboratory staff of department of applied chemistry and department of applied physics of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India for helping us to carry out the wet chemical experiments.

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    1. Cold Rolling Mill (CRM), Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, 831 001, India

      Ashok Kumar Gupta

    2. R & D, Surface Engineering Research Group, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, 831 001, India

      Suryakanta Nayak, A. N. Bhagat & Tapan Kumar Rout

    3. Department of Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826 004, India

      Rakesh S. Moirangthem

    4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 036, India

      T. Venugopalan

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    Gupta, A.K., Nayak, S., Moirangthem, R.S. et al. A study on the preparation of passivating surface using bi-layer of nanostructured ZnO and silane functionalized polymer: an alternate option to chromate passivating coating. J Coat Technol Res 19, 1101–1115 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-021-00588-5

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