Investigation of the effect of chemical composition on coating and corrosion in steel materials

Today, the materials actively used in the industry are steels. In addition to the widespread use of steel and its lower cost compared to other materials, it is important to consider its rusting feature. In response to the rusting problem, studies on the coatingability of materials have been carried out, and many methods have been developed for the coating of steels in the sector. With the electrogalvanized coating method, which is one of the frequently used metal coating methods, materials can be coated in a zinc pool with anode and cathode tip. The corrosion resistance of the materials increases with the zinc coating method applied. Although the behavior of each material against platability and corrosion is not the same, the internal structure of the material significantly affects platability. It is known that the coating has a direct effect on corrosion. In this study, it is aimed to examine the ability of steel materials with different chemical compositions to be electrogalvanized and the behavior of the materials after coating against the salt test applied at the times specified in the corrosion resistance standards. In this study, the effect of chemical composition on coatingability and corrosion resistance was investigated.