Study of the Early Stages of Electrocrystallization of Zinc- Iron Alloy on E 24 Steel

Abstract

In this work, zinc-iron alloys were obtained by simple electroplating with imposed potential and from an acid chloride electrolyte in the presence of saccharin and glycerol as additives.

The deposition mechanism of the zinc-iron alloy has been described according to the Scharifker and Hills model.

The morphology of the obtained alloys was characterized by observations in SEM scanning electron microscopy; The results show that the imposed potential influences the electroplating mechanism, thus the morphology and corrosion resistance.