Abstract
In this study, the viability of nickel replacement in zinc phosphate baths by niobium ammonium oxalate (Ox) and benzotriazole (BTAH) was studied. Samples of carbon steel (SAE 1010) were phosphated in two zinc phosphate baths, one containing nickel (PZn+Ni) and another containing Ox and BTAH (PZn+Ox+BTAH). The corrosion resistance of the phosphated samples was analyzed in a NaCl 0.5 mol/L solution using open circuit potential measurements, anodic and cathodic polarization curves, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Surface analysis was carried out by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results showed that the PZn+Ni layer presented a needle-like morphology and that the crystals of PZn+Ox+BTAH showed granular morphology. The electrochemical results showed that the highest corrosion resistance was associated to the PZn+Ox+BTAH layer.
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