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Cyclic corrosion tests of organometallic coated fuel tanks

Patrícia Alves Saliba (Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.)
Milene Adriane Luciano (Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.)
Maria das Mercês Reis Castro (Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.)
Vanessa Freitas Cunha Lins (Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.)

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials

ISSN: 0003-5599

Article publication date: 7 March 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of organometallic coatings of automotive fuel tanks. Galvannealed steels and galvannealed steels coated with organometallic layers were analyzed using accelerated corrosion tests.

Design/methodology/approach

The characterization of galvannealed and organometallic coatings was done by mass (layer removal and weighing) and layer thickness (glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy), chemical composition (energy dispersive spectroscopy) and surface morphology (scanning electron microscopy). The accelerated corrosion tests were performed in accordance with SAE J2334 and GMW 14872 standards.

Findings

The samples tested using the GMW 14872 standard were more deteriorated as compared to the samples submitted to the SAE J2334 test because of the higher degree of aggressiveness of the GMW 14872 test. Despite the presence of white rust, the corrosion resistance of organometallic-coated steel samples was higher as compared to the resistance of galvannealed steel samples.

Research limitations/implications

The organometallic coating is a commercial product, whose chemical composition is confidential.

Practical implications

This study reinforces the quality of automotive tanks with organometallic coating and helps to increase their competitiveness in the market tanks as compared to polymeric tanks.

Social implications

The study contributes to increase the competitiveness of steel tanks against polymeric tanks that meet the technical requirements but are not environmentally friendly because they are multi-layered and cannot be recycled.

Originality/value

The novelty of this study is the comparison of the corrosion resistance of galvannealed steel tanks and galvannealed steel tanks with organometallic coatings. This corrosion evaluation joined with the physical and chemical characterization was not found in literature and is relevant to the materials selection of the automotive industry.

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Acknowledgements

Authors would like to thank the governmental agencies National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, CNPq, Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, and Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais, FAPEMIG.

Citation

Saliba, P.A., Luciano, M.A., Castro, M.d.M.R. and Lins, V.F.C. (2016), "Cyclic corrosion tests of organometallic coated fuel tanks", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 63 No. 2, pp. 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM-04-2014-1377

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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