Effect of Inorganic Content on the Performance of Anticorrosive Hybrid Sol-Gel Coated EN AW-6063 Alloy

Abstract:

The organic-inorganic hybrid sol-gel films have been reported as an effective anti-corrosion and environmentally friendly alternative to Cr(VI) pre-treatment for aluminium alloys. The sol-gel process used to obtain these coatings allows the variation of the different synthesis parameters to achieve coatings with optimized properties. In this work, hybrid films with different Zr/Si ratios were synthesized from glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and zirconium n-propoxide (TPOZ) precursors. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was used to evaluate the corrosion behaviour of coated aluminium specimens in 0.5 M NaCl solution. The morphology and chemical structure of the hybrid coatings prepared were studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). It was found that increasing Zr/Si ratio leads to a more cross linked inorganic network, resulting in higher initial coatings resistance, but may turn coatings more hydrophilic, prone to rapid degradation in water, due to a less connected organic network. Consequently, the best anticorrosive performance derives from the balance between the two opposite trends and it was achieved with Zr/Si molar ratio of 0.25.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 730-732)
• Pages: 745-750
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.730-732.745
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Rute I. Fontinha, Manuela M. Salta, Mikhail L. Zheludkevich, Mário G.S. Ferreira
• Keywords: Aluminum (Al), Corrosion, Hybrid Coating, Sol-Gel (SG)

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