In Situ Preparation and Corrosion Resistance of a ZrO2 Film on a ZrB2 Ceramic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedures
2.1. Materials
2.2. Film Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. PDP of ZrB2 in NaOH Solutions
3.2. Morphology of the Anodic Film
3.3. Composition of the Anodic Films
3.4. Corrosion Resistance of the Anodic Film When Put in a 0.1 M H2C2O4 Solution
4. Conclusions
- The anodic films could be prepared from −0.8 to 0.8 V (SHE). Furthermore, the passive current densities (10−5–10−3 A·cm−2) represented the film formation rate increase with the NaOH concentration.
- The amorphous ZrO2 was the major component of the films. During the anodization, the dehydration reaction of Zr(OH)4 to ZrO2 caused the volume shrinkage and tensile stress of the films. When the thickness exceeded a critical value, the mud-cracking morphology occurred. The critical thickness was found in the region of 150–360 nm.
- The films without cracks exhibited the inhibition effect and provided effective corrosion protection when put in a 0.1 M H2C2O4 solution, which had a positive correlation with the film thickness. The film obtained when put in a 8 M NaOH solution (~150 nm, near the critical thickness) performed best, almost one order of magnitude greater compared with the substrate.
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Rs (Ω·cm2) | Rt (Ω·cm2) | Rf (Ω·cm2) | RL (Ω·cm2) | Qf (S·secn1·cm−2) | n1 | Qdl (S·secn2·cm−2) | n2 | L (H·cm−2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substrate | 12.9 | 349.3 | – | 4481.0 | – | – | 2.2 × 10−5 | 0.79 | 3532.5 |
2 M | 14.9 | 592.9 | 58.9 | 2959.2 | 5.5 × 10−6 | 0.96 | 1.2 × 10−5 | 0.70 | 6169.3 |
4 M | 13.6 | 1327.1 | 107.9 | 5974.8 | 4.0 × 10−6 | 0.87 | 3.6 × 10−7 | 0.98 | 1373.7 |
6 M | 14.7 | 2551.2 | 431.7 | 7386.5 | 4.3 × 10−6 | 0.87 | 2.2 × 10−7 | 0.96 | 1570.0 |
8 M | 17.4 | 3787.6 | 510.2 | 13320.5 | 2.9 × 10−6 | 0.91 | 1.7 × 10−7 | 0.94 | 4710 |
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Yang, H.; Zhang, J.; Li, J.; Shen, Q.; Zhang, L. In Situ Preparation and Corrosion Resistance of a ZrO2 Film on a ZrB2 Ceramic. Coatings 2019, 9, 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9070455
Yang H, Zhang J, Li J, Shen Q, Zhang L. In Situ Preparation and Corrosion Resistance of a ZrO2 Film on a ZrB2 Ceramic. Coatings. 2019; 9(7):455. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9070455
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Haitao, Jian Zhang, Junguo Li, Qiang Shen, and Lianmeng Zhang. 2019. "In Situ Preparation and Corrosion Resistance of a ZrO2 Film on a ZrB2 Ceramic" Coatings 9, no. 7: 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9070455