Zn?Fe alloy electrochemically deposited on steel under various deposition conditions were investigated using anodic linear sweep voltammetry (ALSV) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis for phase structure determination, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis for determination of chemical composition and polarization measurements and open circuit potential measurements for determination of corrosion properties. The influence of deposition current density on the chemical composition, phase structure and corrosion stability of Zn?Fe alloys was studied. It was shown that deposition current density strongly affects the corrosion stability of Zn?Fe alloys, while Zn?Fe alloy electrodeposited at 4Adm-2 exhibited the lowest corrosion rate.

1. Introduction 2. Mass transfer in the steady state periodic condition 2.1. Reversing current 2.2. Pulsating current 2.3. Alternating current superimposed on direct current 3. The influence of the charge and discharge of the electrical double layer 4. The validity of the mathematical model 4.1. Reversing current in the millisecond range 4.2. Reversing current in the second range 4.3. Pulsating current 4.4. Pulsating overpotential 5. Conclusion

The electrochemical and transport properties, as well as the thermal stability of epoxy coatings electrodeposited on steel and steel modified by Zn-Ni alloys were investigated during exposure to 3% NaCl. The Zn-Ni alloys were electrodeposited on steel using direct and pulse current. From the time dependence of the pore resistance of the epoxy coating (impedance measurements), the diffusion coefficient of water through the epoxy coating (gravimetric liquid sorption measurements) and the thermal stability of the epoxy coating (thermogravimetric analysis), it was shown that Zn-Ni sublayers significantly improve the corrosion stability of a protective system based on an epoxy coating. The values of the pore resistance were almost unchanged over a long period of immersion time for epoxy coatings on steel modified by Zn-Ni alloys, inidicating the great stability of these protective systems.

Izvod Ispitivano je elektrohemijsko taloženje cink-kobalt legure pulsirajućom strujom na čeliku, a s ciljem dobijanja zaštitnih prevlaka sa povećanom korozionom stabilnošću. Prevlake legura su taložene pulsirajućim režimom sa različitim srednjim gustinama struje i pri različitom trajanju katodnog pulsa. Analiziran je uticaj ovih parametara na iskorišćenje struje prilikom elektrohemijskog taloženja na izgled prevlaka (snimanje elektronskim mikroskopom), hrapavost prevlaka i njihovu korozionu stabilnost u 3% NaCl (merenjem slobodnog korozionog potencijala u agensu korozije i snimanjem polarizacionih krivih). Pokazano je da u zavisnosti od vremena pulsa, prevlake taložene pulsirajućim režimom mogu da imaju bolju homogenost, sitnije aglomerate kristalnih zrna i manju hrapavost od onih taloženih pri istim uslovima, ali konstantnom gustinom struje. Veću korozionu stabilnost pokazale su prevlake legura taložene većom srednjom gustinom struje.