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Corrosion protection by poly(3-hexylthiophene)/poly(methyl-methacrylate) coating of cracked 410 stainless steel

José Conde-Nicho, María Elena Nicho, José Alfredo Rodríguez, Ulises León-Silva, José María Rodríguez-Lelis

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials

ISSN: 0003-5599

Article publication date: 10 March 2022

Issue publication date: 14 April 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to study the corrosion protection of 410 stainless steel (410SS) cracked by fatigue tests. The purpose of this study is to show that using polymeric coatings, it is possible to reduce the corrosion rate in metallic structures in operation.

Design/methodology/approach

Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)/poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA) composite was used as a coating to protect the cracked 410SS in the corrosive environment 0.5 M NaCl at 25°C and 80°C. Physicochemical characterization was carried out by adhesion tests, thermogravimetric analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance and size exclusion chromatography. Surface morphology was studied before and after the electrochemical tests by scanning electron microscopy. Uncoated and coated cracked 410SS were characterized by DC electrochemical techniques: linear polarization resistance and potentiodynamic polarization curves.

Findings

P3HT/PMMA coating reduced corrosion rate and crack propagation of 410SS in the corrosive medium NaCl 0.5M. The P3HT/PMMA coating increased the polarization resistance by one order of magnitude and decreased the corrosion current density by one order of magnitude, relative to the values obtained with uncoated cracked 410SS. The coating helped to have a less damaged surface and less crack propagation on the cracked 410SS. The feasibility of increasing the useful life of cracked metal structures in a saline environment was demonstrated through polymeric composite coatings.

Originality/value

In the literature, no works were detected that report the use of organic coatings to protect cracked metals against corrosion. This is the first reported work on the corrosion protection of 410SS in a saline medium using coatings based on P3HT/PMMA.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge financial support from CONACYT–México CB-2015/255512. The authors also thank Dr Socorro Valdez Rodríguez for the support provided in the handling and operation of RBF-200 equipment, Dr René Guardian for SEM images, Dr Gregorio Cadenas for RMN characterization and Dr Patricia Altuzar for TGA analysis.

Citation

Conde-Nicho, J., Nicho, M.E., Rodríguez, J.A., León-Silva, U. and Rodríguez-Lelis, J.M. (2022), "Corrosion protection by poly(3-hexylthiophene)/poly(methyl-methacrylate) coating of cracked 410 stainless steel", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 69 No. 3, pp. 279-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM-07-2021-2507

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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