Author(s)

Reza Amini, Ziadolla Obidov, Izatulla Ganiev, Mohammad Razazi

Department of Material Science and Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Tajikistan Academy of Sciences, Chemistry Institute, Dushanbe, Tajikistan..

Potentiodynamic results of anodic behavior of Zn5Al and Zn55Al alloys, alloyed with Beryllium in the ambience of NaCl electrolyte and their microstructures are studied. They showed that a small addition of Beryllium (0.005 - 0.05 wt%) improves the corrosion resistance of Zn5Al and Zn55Al original alloys to 2 - 3 times by changing grains shape to spherical and changing sizes to small grains. The proposed composition of Zinc-Aluminum alloy, which contains of Beryllium, can be used as anodic coatings to protect steel products and constructions against corrosion.

Zn5Al; Zn55Al; Beryllium; NaCl Solution; Corrosion Resistant

R. Amini, Z. Obidov, I. Ganiev and M. Razazi, "Anodic Behavior of Zn-Al-Be Alloys in NaCl Solution and the Influence of Be on Structure," Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2012, pp. 127-131. doi: 10.4236/jsemat.2012.22020.