Estimation of corrosion stability of chemically deposited coatings on the basis of copper and tin for protection of welding wire

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30838/J.PMHTM.2413.250918.47.398

Keywords:

welding wire, chemical deposition, copper tinning, corrosion resistance, electrochemical corrosion

Abstract

Abstract. Purpose. Provides high corrosion resistance while maintaining the required operational and functional properties of the welding wire by applying chemically deposited metal coatings. Methodology. The corrosion resistance ofvarious types of metallic coatings  deposited  by  the  method  of  contact  chemical  deposition  on  a  steel  welding  wire  of  the  mark  Sv-08G2S  was  studied:  a copper  covering  with  a  thickness  of  0.6  microns,  two  types  of  tin  coatings,  differing  in  thickness  (0.3  and  0.6  microns),  and  a complex tin-copper thickness of 0.8 microns. Purpose of the data of coatings -increase the electrical conductivity of the welding wire and their protection against corrosion. Corrosive tests were carried out in salt fog, with high humidity and temperature, as well as in natural atmospheric conditions. As indicators for assessing the corrosion resistance of coatings, the mass index of corrosion and the degree  of  corrosive  damage  to  the  surface  were  used.  Optical  microscopy  was  used  to assess  the  degree  of  corrosion  damage. Findings.  The most corrosion resistance among all the coatings  covered  is copper coating. This is due, firstly,  to its  rather large thickness,  and secondly to the nature of the behavior of galvanic pair copper-iron under conditions of influence of environments leading to electrochemical corrosion. Sufficiently high corrosion resistance of complex copper-tin coatings can be explained only by a large thickness and a satisfactory density and integrity. However, their protective ability is much lower than that of pure copper coatings. Anticorrosion properties of tin coatings are very low. Some increase in the protective ability of the lusted wire is observed only in the case of a significant  increase in the thickness of the coating, which should ensure its continuity. At low values of the thickness of the coating of tin, its corrosion resistance is lower than that of a wire without coating. Thus, the most effective coating of welding  wire,  which  provides  not  only  its  corrosion  resistance,  but  also  increased  electrical  conductivity,  is  a  copper  coating, thickness 0,5...1 microns. Originality. For the first time the laws of behavior of chemically deposited coatings based on copper and tin on the surface of welding wire in various corrosive environments have been determined. Practical value. The practical value of the results obtained is that the most effective types of metal coatings deposited by the chemical precipitation method from solutions to  protect  the  welding  wire  from corrosion have  been  identified. Anticorrosion  protection  with  the  use  of  such  types  of  coatings allows not only to increase the storage and transportation time of the welding wire but to improve its functional and performance characteristics.

Author Biographies

Yu. A. Kushnir, Coatings, composite materials and metal protection department, National metallurgical academy of Ukraine

Assist.

A. A. Vnukov, Coatings, composite materials and metal protection department, National metallurgical academy of Ukraine, 49600, Gagarinaave., Dnіpro

CAND. SC. (TECH.), Ass.Prof.

A. N. Golovachev, Department of electrometallurgy, National metallurgical academy of Ukraine, 49600, Gagarin ave., Dnіpro

CAND. SC. (TECH.), Ass.Prof.

A. N. Kovzik, Coatings, composite materials and metal protection department, National metallurgical academy of Ukraine, 49600, Gagarinaave., Dnіpro

CAND. SC. (TECH.), Ass.Prof.

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Published

2018-09-25