<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The corrosion resistance of zinc coatings is determined primarily by the thickness of the coating but varies with the severity of environmental conditions. In case of zinc-based alloys for steel coating the phase type and its quantity developed upon solidification determines corrosion resistance as well. In this paper the phase quality and evolution along thickness of the Zn-Al-Mg coating layer was studied by x-ray diffraction analysis. During investigation the coating was removed in controlled manner in several steps. Each individual step of removal was followed with x-ray diffraction measurement and subsequent analysis of x-ray diffraction patterns.</p></abstract>

The corrosion resistance of zinc coatings is determined primarily by the thickness of the coating but varies with the severity of environmental conditions. In case of zinc-based alloys for steel coating the phase type and its quantity developed upon solidification determines corrosion resistance as well. In this paper the phase quality and evolution along thickness of the Zn-Al-Mg coating layer was studied by x-ray diffraction analysis. During investigation the coating was removed in controlled manner in several steps. Each individual step of removal was followed with x-ray diffraction measurement and subsequent analysis of x-ray diffraction patterns.

Structure Analysis of Zn-Al-Mg Coating on Steel Wire

Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Paulínska 16, 917 24 Trnava

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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The corrosion resistance of zinc coatings is determined primarily by the thickness of the coating but varies with the severity of environmental conditions. In...

Structure Analysis of Zn-Al-Mg Coating on Steel Wire

Pubblicato online: 08 ago 2013

Pagine: 73 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0012

Parole chiave
zinc coatings, hot-dipping, corrosion resistance, zinc-based alloys, x-ray diffraction

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Structure Analysis of Zn-Al-Mg Coating on Steel Wire

Pubblicato online: 08 ago 2013

Pagine: 73 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0012

Parole chiavezinc coatings, hot-dipping, corrosion resistance, zinc-based alloys, x-ray diffraction

This content is open access.

Parole chiave
zinc coatings, hot-dipping, corrosion resistance, zinc-based alloys, x-ray diffraction