Electrochemical property analysis of SiO₂-Al₂O₃-coated steel by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the corrosion resistance of SiO2-Al2O3 coating on mild steel. Design/methodology/approach SiO2-Al2O3 was coated using sol-gel method, and electrochemical measurements were applied to assess the performance of the coated steel. Findings The main conclusion is that SiO2-Al2O3-coated specimens acquired a higher corrosion resistance than that of uncoated specimen. icorr values of the coated specimens were between 12 and 14 times smaller than those of uncoated specimen. The coated specimens exhibited a higher Rcor value at electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis. The high values of Rcor and low values of CPEdl observed within the SiO2-Al2O3-coated samples imply an improved anti-corrosion capability. Originality/value In this work, there are three points of originality. First, steel specimens were coated with ormosil-based solution by applying sol-gel dip coating method. Second, both SiO2 and Al2O3 coatings were applied simultaneously at a considerably low temperature, i.e. 200 °C. Finally, the performance of the coated materials against wet corrosion was improved significantly.