Rare earth passivation and corrosion resistance of zinc coated NdFeB magnets

Rare earth passivation was conducted on Zn coated NdFeB magnets by chemical reaction to enhance the corrosion resistance performance.Morphologies,micro structures and compositions of different passivated coatings were studied by X-ray diffraction,field emission scanning electron microscopy,and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,respectively.The corrosion behavior was evaluated by electrochemical measurement and neutral salt spray test.The results show that the rare earth passivation can enhance the corrosion resistance of Zn coated NdFeB magnets.When the concentration of cerium nitrate is 5 g/L,the passivated specimens can achieve the longest NSS time of 360 h,which is 144 h longer than that of the pristine Zn/NdFeB magnets.The passivation layer on the Zn coating surface contributes to the enhancement of the magnets’corrosion resistance.     

Effects of lanthanum addition on corrosion resistance of hot-dipped galvalume coating

Effects of La addition on corrosion resistance of hot-dipped galvalume coating steel wire were investigated. The corrosion resistance of Zn-Al-Si-La alloy coatings containing 0, 0.02wt.%, 0.05wt.%, 0.1wt.% and 0.2wt.% La were evaluated by various tests such as copper-accelerated acetic acid salt spray testing (CASS), immersion test in 3.5% NaCl solution, electrochemical tests including weak polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests, scanning electron microscope (SEM) test and X-ray diffraction (XRD) test. It was found that the corrosion resistance of galvalume coating could be improved by adding proper amounts of La. Meanwhile, the mechanism of the improvement of corrosion resistance by La addition was discussed.     

钼镧合金表面FeCrAl涂层耐腐蚀性能

采用非平衡磁控溅射工艺在Mo–La合金表面沉积FeCrAl涂层,研究所制备涂层的耐腐蚀性及涂层的腐蚀机理。结果表明：FeCrAl涂层样品在360℃、18.6 MPa、纯水的高压釜中腐蚀72 h,平均腐蚀速率为3.8 mg·dm_?²,低于同条件下锆合金以及未沉积涂层的钼镧合金的腐蚀速率,且涂层中的Al与外界环境介质中的氧发生反应,在涂层表面形成致密的Al₂O₃薄膜,在一定程度上减缓了涂层的腐蚀速度,有效保护了基体材料。FeCrAl涂层样品在1200℃、0.1 MPa的高温水蒸气环境下腐蚀8 h,Al₂O₃氧化膜厚度在4.0μm左右,涂层维持保护效果,钼镧合金基体未暴露在腐蚀环境中;经淬火后,Al₂O₃氧化膜厚度减小至2.5μm左右,涂层依旧维持结构完整性,没有出现贯穿性脱落,满足Mo–La合金表面耐腐蚀性的使用要求。     

Improving Corrosion Resistance of Cf/Mg Composites using Rare Earth Conversion Coatings

The surface of carbon fiber reinforced Mg matrix (Cf/Mg) composites was modified by treatment of rare earth conversion coating, and nontoxic, non-pollution Ce conversion coatings were prepared. The effect of the coatings on corrosion behaviors of composites was investigated by electrochemical polarization technology and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 3.5% NaCl solution. The higher Ecorr and lower icorr were obtained by Ce conversion coatings. EIS results showed that the higher values of R2 were obtained by treatment containing CeCl3, the high corrosion resistance occured in treatment containing CeCl3, the low corrosion resistance in uncoating sample, the coating of treatment containing Ce(NO3)3 was medium. The microstructure of Ce conversion coatings was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the elements of corresponding for coatings was characterized by energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The micro-cracks and Ce-riched spherical particles were characteristics of these coatings.     

Study on Anticorrosive Cerium Conversion Coating of Cf/6061Al Composite Surface

The optimum chemical passivation process of the rare earth metal (REM) conversion coating on the Cf/6061Al composite surface was introduced in this paper and its polarization curves properties were investigated. Ridge-like coatings were found by scanning electro microscope (SEM) observations, and the Al matrix and carbon fibre reinforcement were both coated with Ce conversion coatings, with some minor cracks. The energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) plane scan analysis indicates that the major elements in the coating are Ce, O, Si, Al and the Ce content reaches 47.48%(mass fraction). The Ce conversion coatings increase the corrosion resisting properties of Cf/6061Al composite, with a higher free corrosion potential (Ecorr) and a lower free corrosion current density (icorr) for the coated composite than those of the bare composite. And the Boehmite-treatment would enhance the corrosion resistance of the REM conversion coating. The cathodic polarization and anodic polarization were retarded by REM conversion coating, resulting in an improved corrosion resistance.     

Effect of Rare Earths on Corrosion Resisting Properties of Carbon-Manganese Clean Steels

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Investigation of rare earth sealing of porous micro-arc oxidation coating formed on AZ91D magnesium alloy

Magnesium and its alloys have been used in many industries, but they are reactive and require protection against aggressive envi-ronments. In this study, oxide coatings were applied on AZ91D magnesium alloy using micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process. Then, in order to seal the pores of the MAO coatings, the samples were immersed in cerium bath for different times. The surface morphologies and composi-tions of the coatings were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), respectively. The corrosion behavior of the coatings was investigated with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polariza-tion tests in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The amount of the porosity of the coating was measured by electrochemical method. It was found that the sealing treatments by immersion in cerium bath successfully sealed the pores of the MAO coatings. The results of the corrosion tests showed that the MAO coating which was sealed in Ce bath for 10 min enhanced the corrosion resistance of the substrate significantly. Fur-thermore, this coating had the lowest amount of the porosity among the coatings.)     

Microstructure and electrochemical characteristics of La0.7Ce0.3Ni3.75Mn0.35Al0.15Cu0.75-x（V0.81Fe0.19）x hydrogen storage alloys

Microstructure and electrochemical characteristics of La0.7Ce0.3Ni3.75Mn0.35Al0.15Cu0.75-x(V0.81Fe0.19)x hydrogen storage alloys were investigated. XRD indicated that La0.7Ce0.3Ni3.75Mn0.35Al0.15Cu0.75-x(V0.81Fe0.19)x alloys consisted of a single phase with CaCu5-type structure, and the lattice parameter a and cell volume V increased with increasing x value. The maximum discharge capacity first increased from 319.0 (x=0) to 324.0 mAh/g (x=0.05), and then decreased to 307.0 mAh/g (x=0.20). The high-rate dischargeability at the discharge current density of 1200 mA/g first increased from 52.1% (x=0) to 59.1% (x=0.15), and then decreased to 55.4% (x=0.20). The hydrogen diffusion in the bulky alloy was responsible for the high-rate dischargeability. Cycling stability first increased with increasing x from 0 to 0.10 and then decreased when x increased to 0.20, which was resulted from the synthesized effect of the improvement of the pulverization resistance and the decrease of corrosion resistance.     

Rare Earth Doping Effects on Properties of Ceria-Zirconia Solid Solution

Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2(RE=Y, La, Pr, Tb)solid solutions were prepared by co-precipitation technique and characterized by a series of methods. XRD and FT-Raman results show that Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 has cubic fluorite structure. The different dopant ion radii bring different effect on the cell parameter of Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show that the binding energy of Ce3d, Zr3d and O1s for Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 rises compared with that for Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, indicating that dopant elements change chemistry environment of solid solutions which is available to improve redox performance. Compared with Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, doping Y and La does not change air/fuel (A/F) characteristic of TWCs, but doping Pr and Tb widens A/F operating window and makes HC, CO and NO have higher conversion. The light-off temperature of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3La0.1O2 is corresponding to that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2. However, the light-off temperatures of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3M0.1O2 (M=Y, Pr, Tb) are lower than that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, which keep much lower after high temperature treatments. Among Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2, Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3Tb0.1O2 represents wider A/F operating window, higher conversion, lower light-off temperature and better high-temperature resistance.     

Influence of LaCl3 addition on microstructure and properties of nickel-electroplating coating

The influence of rare earth chloride LaCl3 ·7H2O addition on the microstructural features, phase structure, corrosion resistance and microhardness of nickel-electroplating was investigated. The Watts-type with different additive amounts of LaCl3·7H2O(0-1.2g/L) were used in the experiment. Surface morphologies of coatings were examined by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) was used to measure the coatings’ grain size and the microstructure of coatings was detected by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Corrosive investigation was carried out in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The microhardness values of the coatings with different amounts of LaCl 3·7H2O were measured, and the mechanism of the variation in microhardness was studied. Results showed that the addition of rare earth lanthanum refined the grain size and improved the surface consistency of the coatings, meanwhile the microhardness and corrosion property of coatings were improved and achieved a maximum with arround 1.0g/L LaCl 3·7H2O addition in electrolyte. The preferred growth orientation of lanthanum doped coating was crystal face (200), meanwhile the La2 Ni7 phase was detected in the nickel coating by XRD and this was due to the induced co-deposition of elements La and Ni. The reason maybe was that the special out-layer electronic structure of element La raised the polarization of Ni cathode deposition, accelerated the nucleation of Ni and reduced hydrogen evolution from cathode surface.     

Formation of ZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–SiC Composite Coating on Zirconium by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation in Different Electrolyte Systems Comprising of SiC Nanoparticles

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coupled with electrophoretic deposition (EPD) was used to fabricate ZrO₂/SiC composite coating on the zirconium metal. The PEO–EPD process was carried out in three different electrolyte systems consisting of 5 g/l sodium aluminate or trisodium orthophosphate or sodium metasilicate with 4 g/l SiC nanoparticles. The X-ray diffraction results indicate monoclinic zirconia is the major phase in phosphate and silicate electrolyte while the coating produced in aluminate electrolyte is composed of tetragonal zirconia. The potentiodynamic polarization studies (PDP) indicate that composite coating produced in phosphate?+?SiC nanoparticle containing electrolyte exhibit superior resistance to corrosion, which can be attributed to the pore-free morphology of the coating. All the PEO–EPD coatings show exceptionally good adhesion strength (L_c ?> 40 N). The coating fabricated in phosphate?+?SiC nanoparticles is found to be the best coating because of its superior resistance to corrosion and reasonably good adhesion strength.     

稀土在银饰品材料中作用的研究

为改善银合金饰品材料的抗自然时效软化和抗变色性能,试验研究了含稀土(钇、镧、铈)低于0.11%的银合金饰品材料,测试了银合金的硬度随变形量、温度及时效时间的变化规律,并用电子探针对银饰品试样进行扫描分析,在0.1mol/L的硫化钠水溶液中对各试样进行了腐蚀实验,发现银钇固溶态银合金比纯银具有较好的耐腐蚀性能和较高的抗时效软化能力,适合于用作银饰品材料,而含有弥散分布的第二相稀土化合物的银合金则显示了更好的加工硬化和抗时效软化效果,但其抗硫化变色能力则不如纯银.     

Effects of rare earth on microstructures and properties of Ni-W-P-CeO2-SiO2 nano-composite coatings

Ni-W-P-CeO2-SiO2 nano-composite coatings were prepared on common carbon steel surface by pulse electrodeposition of nickel, tungsten, phosphorus, rare earth (nano-CeO2) and silicon carbide (nano-SiO2) particles. The effects of nano-CeO2 concentrations in electrolyte on microstructures and properties of nano-composite coatings were studied. The samples were characterized with chemical compositions, elements distributions, microhardness and microstructures. The results indicated that when nano-CeO2 concentration was controlled at 10 g/L, the nano-composite coatings possessed higher microhardness and compact microstructures with clear outline of spherical matrix metal crystallites, fine crystallite sizes and uniform distribution of elements W, P, Ce and Si within the Ni-W-P matrix metal. Increasing the nano-CeO2 particles concentrations from 4 to 10 g/L led to refinement in grain structure and improvement of microstructures, while when increased to 14 g/L, the crystallite sizes began to increase again and there were a lot of small boss with nodulation shape appearing on the nano-composite coatings surface.     

Corrosion behavior of rare earth cerium based conversion coating on aluminum alloy

The present paper focused on the use of the salt of rare earth cerium as corrosion inhibitor of aluminum by using cathodic electrolytic passivation method.The corrosion resistance and the microphology of the cerium passivation film were studied by the methods of electrochemical method,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and energy dispersive spectroscopic analysis.From the results,it was shown that good corrosion resistance of cerium-based passive coating was obtained when the compositions were as follows:CeCl3·7H2O,0.05 mol/L;H2O2,30 ml/L;current density,1.1 mA/cm2;temperature,40 oC;time,9 min.SEM and EDS revealed that the cerium conversion coatings formed on the surface of aluminum alloy were related to cerium hydroxide/hydrated oxide depositions.     

锌和镀锌钢的稀土表面改性

通过在Ce(NO_3)_3水溶液中对锌和电镀锌钢进行化学转化(钝化)处理,在试样表面形成了铈转化膜。利用电子探针显微分析(EPMA)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和X射线衍射(XRD)等研究了转化膜的形貌、成分和结构,探讨了锌表面铈转化膜的形成机理。在氯化钠溶液中测定了试样的腐蚀率、极化曲线和电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)等腐蚀性能参量,并与未钝化和普通铬酸盐钝化试样的情况作了对比。结果表明,本实验得到的锌表面稀土转化膜主要是由CeO_2、Ce_2O_3和ZnO组成的复合氧化物膜,铈转化膜的存在阻碍了锌在电化学腐蚀过程中的阴极反应和阳极反应,导致电荷传递电阻增大,腐蚀率降低。在一定条件下,铈转化膜对锌和镀锌钢的肪蚀效果优于铬酸盐转化膜。     

The Effects of Ce on Hot Corrosion of Iron-based Alloys

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Synthesis and Properties of Pulse Electrodeposited Ni-CeO2 Nanocomposite

Ni-CeO₂ nanocomposite coatings were pulse electrodeposited from the Watt??s electrolyte containing different concentrations of nanosized CeO₂ particles (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50?g/L). The microhardness, thermal stability, and corrosion resistance of these coatings were evaluated and compared with those of pure nanocrystalline Ni deposited under the same conditions. The results show that the Ni-CeO₂ nanocomposite coating, synthesized from the electrolyte containing 30?g/L CeO₂, has significantly higher hardness, thermal stability, and corrosion resistance than those of the pure nanocrystalline Ni and other Ni-CeO₂ nanocomposite coatings.     

Comparative Study on Thermodynamical and Electrochemical Behavior of Al（88）Ni6La6 and Al（86）Ni6La6Cu2 Amorphous Alloys

Two amorphous ribbons with the compositions of Al88Ni6La6 and Al86Ni6La6Cu2 were made using the melt-spun method,and their thermal response and electrochemical behavior were studied comparatively.Differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）and electrochemical polarization measurements indicated that Al86Ni6La6Cu2 exhibited slightly higher crystallization temperature（Tx）,lower melting point（Tl）and better corrosion resistance in 0.01 mol·L-1 NaCl alkaline solution.These results demonstrated that Cu（2%）addition could slightly promote the glass forming ability,but it could greatly improve the corrosion resistance of Al88Ni6La6 alloy in 0.01 mol·L-1 NaCl alkaline solution.     

Corrosion behavior of rare earth cerium based conversion coating on aluminum alloy

The present paper focused on the use of the salt of rare earth cerium as corrosion inhibitor of aluminum by using cathodic electrolytic passivation method. The corrosion resistance and the microphology of the cerium passivation film were studied by the methods of electrochemical method, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopic analysis. From the results, it was shown that good corrosion resistance of cerium-based passive coating was obtained when the compositions were as follows: CeCl₃·7H₂O, 0.05 mol/L; H₂O₂, 30 ml/L; current density, 1.1 mA/cm²; temperature, 40 °C; time, 9 min. SEM and EDS revealed that the cerium conversion coatings formed on the surface of aluminum alloy were related to cerium hydroxide/hydrated oxide depositions.     

含氯离子环境下锌铝伪合金涂层的耐蚀性及电化学特性

采用盐雾试验和电化学阻抗谱测试技术研究了纯锌和锌铝伪合金涂层在含氯离子环境中的腐蚀行为和电化学特性,通过扫描电镜、X射线物相分析等手段研究了原始涂层及腐蚀后的表面形貌和腐蚀产物的相结构,并对两种涂层的腐蚀机理进行了初步的探讨.随着盐雾时间的增加,纯锌涂层表面逐渐生成疏松多孔的胞状腐蚀产物层,主要腐蚀产物为Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂H₂O、ZnO和Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆,盐雾试验达到768 h后腐蚀产物层局部区域发生龟裂.锌铝伪合金涂层表面生成致密的腐蚀产物层,主要为Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂H₂O、Zn_0.71Al_0.29(OH)₂(CO₃)_0.145·xH₂O及ZnAl₂O₄.电化学阻抗谱测试结果表明:随着盐雾时间的延长,两种涂层的电荷转移电阻均逐渐增大,但锌铝伪合金涂层的阻抗要明显大于纯锌涂层,表现出了更好的耐蚀性.