Papers by Author: Hui Yang

Abstract: In this paper the influence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on anticorrosion properties was discussed. KMnO4 modified carbon nanotubes were added into Waterborne PolyUrethane, then galvanized steel sheets were dipped into this composites to get a thin film and dried at 120 °C for 60 seconds. SEM observation show the film thickness was 3 µm and CNTs were dispersed in the polymer matrix. XRD demonstrated that some KMnO4 decomposed into K2MnO4 and MnO2. Polarization curves demonstrated the film exhibited excellent anticorrosion when the amount of KMnO4 modified CNTs was 6%.

Abstract: In order to develop an environmental friendly passive films on galvanized steel sheet, a chromium-free passive solution based on waterborne polyurethane (WPU) and Manganate was studied. The results show that the optimized compositions in passive solution are KMnO4 6g/L, (NH2)2CS 5g/L and WPU 150g/L. The passive films were prepared by dipping steel substrates into the passive solution for 10 seconds and drying at 120 °C for 30 seconds. SEM observation shows that the film’s thickness is about 1.5 µm. XRD patterns indicates that the chromate-free passive films mainly consisted of MnO2 and K2MnO4. Anticorrosion tests indicate that the chromate-free passive films can provide an excellent barrier to corrosive agents.