Electrochemical study of modified bis-[triethoxysilylpropyl] tetrasulfide silane films applied on the AZ31 Mg alloy
By Montemor, M.F. & Ferreira, M.G.S.
Published in Electrochimica Acta
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2007
Abstract
This work investigates the protective behaviour of bis-[triethoxysilylpropyl] tetrasulfide silane pre-treatments on the AZ31 Mg alloy. The silane solution was modified by the addition of cerium nitrate or lanthanum nitrate in order to introduce corrosion inhibition properties in the silane film. The corrosion behaviour of the pre-treated AZ31 magnesium alloy was studied during immersion in 0.005 M NaCl solution, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and the scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET). The electrochemical experiments showed that the presence of cerium ions or lanthanum ions improve the protective behaviour of the silane film. The SVET experiments evidenced that the presence cerium in the silane film led to an important reduction of the corrosion activity. The results demonstrate that either cerium ions or lanthanum ions can be used as additives to the silane solutions to improve the performance of the pre-treatments for the AZ31 magnesium alloy.
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