Anti-corrosion coatings on SS 304 by incorporation of Pr6O11–TiO2 in siloxane network

Abstract

This paper describes an attempt to develop anticorrosive siloxane coatings based on Pr 6 O 11 -TiO 2 composite films for SS 304 substrate by sol gel technique. We demonstrate for the use of praseodymium oxide doped Titanium oxide (Pr 6 O 11 -TiO 2 ) nanocomposites loaded in a hybrid sol gel layer, to effectively protect the underlying steel substrate from corrosion attack. The influence of Pr 6 O 11 -TiO 2 gives the surprising aspects based on active anti corrosion coatings. The silica sol was treated with Pr 6 O 11 -TiO 2 to achieve dif ferent level of add on i.e.) 0-1 wt % of nanocomposites. The influence of different weight percent of nano composites on silica matrix for anticorrosion performance was investigated by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). Pr 6 O 11 -TiO 2 nanocomposites loaded in a hybrid sol gel layer effectively protect the underlying substrate from corrosion attack. The results showed significant improvement in anticorrosion property for higher add ons up to the optimized percent of nanocomposites. Furthermore, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscope Microscopy (SEM) were used to charac terize the surface morphology of doped and undoped coatings. The studied showed a synergistic effect between Pr 6 O 11 -TiO 2 and siloxane matrix has leads to a self healing coatings.