Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2011, 59(5), 23-30 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159050023

Anodic-modified anticorrosive coatings

Michal Černý, Josef Filípek

Ústav techniky a automobilové dopravy, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

Steel machine parts are exposed to electrochemical corrosion. This applies to many environments including atmosphere, soil, water, and even various fertilizers. High-carbon steel and low-alloyed steel are not stable (in terms of thermo-dynamics), do not feature effective passivation, and even the corrosion products do not form a stable protection layer. As a result, special anti-corrosion protection is critical. In heavy-corrosion environment, paint systems containing Zn have proven to be very effective.
Presented text describes verification of paint systems with high Zn content and compares them to galvanic Zn coatings. Steel samples with protective coatings have been tested in condensation chamber with neutral salt-spray. This way, corrosion resistance of Zn-rich paint systems and galvanic Zn coatings has been evaluated and compared. Galvanic Zn-coatings have shown complete decomposition during the chamber exposition. Thus, further testing was adopted for paint systems only with a special attention being paid to gradual degradation of anti-corrosion layer. Final part of the text lists reasons of coating degradation process and outlines possible solutions of the issue.

Keywords: corrosion, protection against corrosion, zinc coating systems, galvanization

Received: February 17, 2011; Published: March 23, 2014  Show citation