Effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical and anticorrosive properties of Zn-Ni composite coatings

Abstract

In this paper, we are interested in the study of electrochemical, morphological and structural characteristics of the properties of the deposits of Zn-Ni-TiO2 obtained by electrodeposition on the mild steel substrate in a bath of sulfate. The principal aim is to improve the coatings with better properties, by incorporation of titanium oxide, which is a hard compound, chemically stable and irreducible. The characterization of the coatings was carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and by X-ray diffraction. The morphology of the film surface varies with the concentration of oxide titanium and it was found higher values of microhardness. Electrochemical characterization of the composites had been carried out through potentiodynamic polarization. The results showed that better corrosion resistance with the incorporation of oxide titanium.