Abstract
ABSTRACTComposite ternary zinc-based alloys Zn-Ni-P and Zn-Fe-P containing embedded multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) were obtained electrochemically. They were treated additionally in an environmentally friendly chemical conversion solution for passivation based on Cr3+-compound. The surface morphology, chemical and phase composition of the coatings after their treatment in the passivating solution were determined by SEM, EDS and XRD analysis respectively. The corrosion behaviour of composite alloy deposits both with or without additional conversion film (CF) was investigated in a model corrosion medium of 5% NaCl using selected methods such as potentodynamic polarisation (PD) curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarisation resistance (Rp) measurements. The changes in the surface morphology and phase composition of the corrosion tested samples were determined by SEM and XRD analysis. The corrosion studies indicated that the presence of a CF leads to a delay in the anodic dissolution process during the polarisation.
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