Protective Performance of Zn-Al-Mg-TiO2 Coating Prepared by Cold Spraying on Marine Steel Equipment

Abstract

According to research, we have learned that zinc has excellent cathodic protection performance, that the corrosion products of aluminum and magnesium can form dense and stable passivation films to protect internal materials of coatings, and that TiO2 has excellent photocatalytic self-cleaning performance which will form a physical adsorption film on the surface to isolate the external corrosion solution. In this paper, a Zn-Al-Mg-TiO2 pseudo alloy coating was prepared by cold spray technique on a Q235 substrate. The protective performance of Zn-Al-Mg-TiO2 for marine metal equipment was studied using dynamic salt water corrosion testing, electrochemical testing, and friction and wear testing. The microstructure, composition, and wear marks of coatings were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and white-light interferometer. The results show that the Zn-Al-Mg-TiO2 coating has excellent corrosion and wear resistance, which can provide long-term and stable protection for the substrate.