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Preparation, Wear Resistance, and Corrosion Performance of Arc-Sprayed Zn, Al, and Zn-Al Coatings on Carbon Steel Substrates

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Zn-Al coatings have attention to corrosion resistance in marine environments. In this study, Zn and Al single coatings, and Zn-Al mixed coating were obtained by an arc spray technique on carbon steel substrates. Zn and Al coatings comprised single Zn and Al phases, and some oxides. Zn-Al coating was composed of 46 at.% Al, 53 at.% Zn, and a few of oxygen. Zn-Al coating was a pseudo-alloy coating mechanically mixed with Zn, Al, and alloy phases. The cross-sectional microhardness values of Zn, Al, and Zn-Al coatings were 173.8 HV0.5, 181.69 HV0.5, and 259.88 HV0.5, respectively. The friction coefficients of Al, Zn, and Zn-Al coatings were 0.7, 0.55, and 0.5, respectively. The wear and corrosion resistances of Zn-Al coating were better compared with single metallic coatings. The corrosion mechanisms of single Zn, Al coatings, and Zn-Al coatings were addressed and studied. Zn-Al coating could offer better wear resistance and anticorrosion performance for marine engineering steel, compared with Zn and Al coatings.

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The authors thank Mr. Guang Yang from the Analysis and Testing Center, NERC Biomass of Changzhou University for the discussion and for helping in the XRD measurement, respectively.

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Wu, W., Sun, G., Wang, Q. et al. Preparation, Wear Resistance, and Corrosion Performance of Arc-Sprayed Zn, Al, and Zn-Al Coatings on Carbon Steel Substrates. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 10542–10555 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-07889-3

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