Elaboration of ?-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane coating on AA2024-T3 aluminum alloy: Influence of synthesis route on physicochemical and anticorrosion properties
By Mrad, M.; Dhouibi, L.; Montemor, M. F.
Published in Progress in Organic Coatings
2018
Abstract
The deposition of ?-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (?-GPTMS) film onto AA2024-T3 aluminum alloy surface was performed via two techniques: dip-coating and electrodeposition. The electrodeposited coatings were performed under potentiostatic control at different cathodic potentials (namely ?0.80, ?1.30 and ?1.70 V vs.SCE). ?-GPTMS films were characterized by physical, microscopic and spectroscopic techniques: Pull-off test, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflectance (FTIR-ATR) and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The electrochemical behaviors of coatings were assessed in chloride solution by means of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). The synthesis conditions have shown a key role in the morphology and the anticorrosion performance of ?-GPTMS coating. Results revealed the uneven nature of the dip-coated film that resulted in a non-satisfactory anticorrosion performance. For the electrodeposited coatings, the protectiveness was dictated by the imposed potential value. The film electrogenerated at ?0.80 V vs.SCE possessed the best protective performance. Moreover, it was found to be uniform, compact and proved superior adhesion strength when compared to the dip-coated film.
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