Abstract
AISI 1020 steel is low carbon steel with a carbon content of 0.20%. Before the steel is applied it is usually done metal finishing to improve its quality such as corrosion-resistant properties, appearance, toughness, electrical conductivity, and other properties. One way of metal finishing is by electroplating. Electroplating with zinc coating material is widely applied because zinc is a corrosion resistant steel coating, producing a good surface appearance, and the price is quite affordable. Based on the description above, the influence of temperature and time of zinc electroplating process on thickness, adhesion, and corrosion resistance of AISI 1020 steel was studied. Temperature variations to be used are 25, 30, and 35 o C. While for time variations are 9, 12, and 15 minutes. The measurement of the thickness of the zinc layer was carried out using a DFT test, to find out the strength of the pulling carried out Pull-Off testing, and to obtain the value of the corrosion rate carried out by immersion testing and then calculated using weight loss method. The highest thickness value is 28.1333 µm with variation of temperature is 35 o C with 15 minutes plating time. The highest adhesive strength value is 15.595 MPa with a temperature variation of 25 o C and 9 minutes plating time. The lowest corrosion rate value is 0.0097 mmpy with a temperature variation of 35 o C and 15 minutes plating time.
Highlights
IntroductionThe most widely used and varied materials are metal (steel)
From this research can be concluded that the higher the temperature of electrolyte solution in the process of zinc electroplating : the thickness of zinc coating is increasing with the highest thickness value of 28.13 ± 1.34 μm at 35oC temperature
Corrosion resistance increases with the least amount of corrosion rate of 0.0036 mmpy at 35oC temperature
Summary
The most widely used and varied materials are metal (steel). Ranging from household appliances, industries, medical equipment, agriculture, and many more products made of steel material (Wiewiorowska, 2015). The Low carbon steel is a steel that has a carbon level (% C) less than 0.3%. AISI 1020 Steel belongs to the category of low carbon steel with carbon content of 0.20%. This type of steel is often used as a pipe making material for low and medium pressure fluids, boiler pipes, and for hot steam canning pipes commonly used on power generation systems in the long term use of this steel can be Degradation and damage caused by corrosion (Verhoven, 2017)
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