ANTICORROSION AND REPAIR BEHAVIOR OF REC–SiO2 SILANE FILM ON CARBON STEEL

Abstract

The synergistic effect of Ce[Formula: see text] and SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) composite silane film on the corrosion resistance of carbon steel was researched. The preparation method of silane film is mainly hydrolysis of bis-1,2-(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTSE) and 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (KH-560) under acidic conditions and condensation reaction. EDX and SEM were employed to analyze the element distribution and morphological characteristics of the coating, which confirmed the coatings were crack-free and even distribution of surface elements. The chemical bond structure characteristics of the silane film on carbon steel were analyzed by XPS, and compared with the silane film after ultrasound. It proved the bonding force of the silane film. The best corrosion current density of the silane film containing cerium is 4.65 [Formula: see text]Acm[Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text] obtained by simulating the corrosion circuit through Zsimpwin software is 22.02[Formula: see text]k[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text]. On this basis, by adding different concentrations of SiO2 NPs, the corrosion current density can reach a minimum of 0.70 [Formula: see text]Acm[Formula: see text]. The simulated polarization curve [Formula: see text] was 65.13[Formula: see text]k[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text]. In the long-term open-circuit potential test, the potential of the silane film containing rare earth cerium increased to 38[Formula: see text]mV at a certain stage, which proves the self-healing performance of the film.