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Preparation and Characterization of Silanes Films to Protect Electrogalvanized Steel

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Silanes are an interesting alternative to chromate-based surface treatments for temporary protection of electrogalvanized steel. In this work, the protective behavior of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MTMO), 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (AMEO), or 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) films applied on electrogalvanized automotive quality steel sheets has been studied. The silane coating morphology, composition, and porosity were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray fluorescence, immersion in copper sulfate, and cyclic voltammetry. The corrosion protection was evaluated by polarization curves, electrochemical noise measurements, electrochemical impedance spectrometry, and accelerated humidity chamber tests. The results showed that the silanes protect temporarily electrogalvanized steel from corrosion. MTMO forms a relatively thick and cracked film. AMEO and GLYMO films were so thin that they could not be observed by SEM but silicon was detected by EDS. MTMO provided good temporary protection, being an alternative to replace Cr(VI) as protector of electrogalvanized steel.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CICPBA), the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) for the financial support to this research work. Besides, the authors thank Andres Campbell from Camsi-X for providing the silanes and the CONICET for the founding project PIP 0043.

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    Pablo R. Seré, Walter Egli, Alejandro R. Di Sarli & Cecilia Deyá

  2. Facultad de Ingeniería, UNLP, 1 y 47, CP 1900, La Plata, Argentina

    Pablo R. Seré & Cecilia Deyá

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Seré, P.R., Egli, W., Di Sarli, A.R. et al. Preparation and Characterization of Silanes Films to Protect Electrogalvanized Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 1194–1202 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3178-0

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