Abstract
Electrochemical behavior of mild steel in the presence of zinc acetylacetonate (Zn(acac) 2) and benzimidazole (BIMIDA) was evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 3.5% NaCl solution and compared to zinc phosphate (ZP) pigment and zinc potassium chromate (ZPC) pigment extracts. Results showed superior performance of Zn(acac) 2 and BIMIDA mixture (ZBM) compared to ZP pigment, while it introduced inferior inhibitive action compared to ZPC pigment. The epoxy coatings were formulated with ZBM as anticorrosive additive, ZP and ZPC pigments. The disbonding rate of coated steel follows the order: Blank > ZP > ZBM > ZPC. EIS results showed a complex film could be formed at the hole area for the coatings formulated with ZP, ZBM and ZPC. It is concluded that the stronger the complex film on the surface, the lesser the cathodic disbonding rate would be.
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