Corrosion resistance of Ni–P/SiC and Ni–P composite coatings prepared by magnetic field-enhanced jet electrodeposition. Issue 56 (15th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fu, Xiuqing; Wang, Feixiang; Chen, Xinxin; Lin, Jinran; Cao, Hongbing
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 10:Issue 56(2020)
• Page Start: 34167
• Page End: 34176
• Publication Date: 2020-09-15
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06735k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : We investigated the effect of magnetic field on Ni–P and Ni–P/SiC composite coatings prepared by jet electrodeposition. Abstract : To extend the working life of 45# steel, Ni–P and Ni–P/SiC composite coatings were prepared on its surface by magnetic field-enhanced jet electrodeposition. This study investigated the effect of magnetic field on the corrosion resistance of Ni–P and Ni–P/SiC composite coatings prepared by conventional jet electrodeposition. The surface and cross-sectional morphologies, microstructure, and composition of the composite coatings were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The corrosion resistance was studied using a LEXT4100 laser confocal microscope. The introduction of a stable magnetic field was found to improve the surface morphology of the coatings, increase the growth rate, and reduce the agglomeration of nano-SiC (3 g L −1, 40 nm) particles, thus significantly improving the corrosion resistance of the coatings. The corrosion potential of the Ni–P coating increased from −0.78 V (0 T) to −0.46 V (0.5 T), and the corrosion current density decreased from 9.56 × 10 −6 A dm −2 (0 T) to 4.31 × 10 −6 A dm −2 (0.5 T). The corrosion potential of the Ni–P/SiC coating increased from −0.59 V (0 T) to −0.28 V (0.5 T), and the corrosion current density decreased from 6.01 × 10 −6 A dm −2 (0 T) to 2.90 × 10 −6 A dm −2 (0.5 T).