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Study of phytic acid-based organic conversion coatings on magnesium alloys
Zbíral, Roman ; Doskočil, Leoš (referee) ; Buchtík, Martin (advisor)
This thesis deals with organic conversion coatings based on phytic acid, on the magnesium alloys. In theoretical part it deals with corrosion properties of magnesium and magnesium alloys, usage of magnesium alloys for biomedicine applications. There are also summarized information’s about usage of phytic acid, it’s reactions with magnesium and magnesium alloys. At the end of theoretical part is search about phytic acid conversion coatings deposited on magnesium alloys. There are studied optimal conditions for application of phytic acid coatings such as pH, concentration, time of deposition, etc. Based on the knowledge from the theoretical part, a layer based on phytic acid was deposited on the surface of Mg alloy AZ31. The coating was evaluated in the experimental part in terms of its morphology and structure, chemical and corrosion behaviour. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed the presence of microcracks in the dried coating. The chemical nature of the phytic acid-based conversion coating was investigated by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) techniques in combination with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of Mg alloy AZ31 and coated Mg alloy was investigated by potentiodynamic polarization in Hank's solutions. Based on the obtained values of the corrosion potential and the corrosion current density, it can be stated that the applied layer of the conversion coating leads to an improvement of the corrosion properties. From the results of SEM analysis of samples after exposure in a corrosive environment, it was found that during potentiodynamic measurements no significant manifestation of corrosion attack was observed in coated samples, as was the case with Mg alloy AZ31.
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Study of phytic acid-based organic conversion coatings on magnesium alloys
Zbíral, Roman ; Doskočil, Leoš (referee) ; Buchtík, Martin (advisor)
This thesis deals with organic conversion coatings based on phytic acid, on the magnesium alloys. In theoretical part it deals with corrosion properties of magnesium and magnesium alloys, usage of magnesium alloys for biomedicine applications. There are also summarized information’s about usage of phytic acid, it’s reactions with magnesium and magnesium alloys. At the end of theoretical part is search about phytic acid conversion coatings deposited on magnesium alloys. There are studied optimal conditions for application of phytic acid coatings such as pH, concentration, time of deposition, etc. Based on the knowledge from the theoretical part, a layer based on phytic acid was deposited on the surface of Mg alloy AZ31. The coating was evaluated in the experimental part in terms of its morphology and structure, chemical and corrosion behaviour. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed the presence of microcracks in the dried coating. The chemical nature of the phytic acid-based conversion coating was investigated by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) techniques in combination with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of Mg alloy AZ31 and coated Mg alloy was investigated by potentiodynamic polarization in Hank's solutions. Based on the obtained values of the corrosion potential and the corrosion current density, it can be stated that the applied layer of the conversion coating leads to an improvement of the corrosion properties. From the results of SEM analysis of samples after exposure in a corrosive environment, it was found that during potentiodynamic measurements no significant manifestation of corrosion attack was observed in coated samples, as was the case with Mg alloy AZ31.
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