Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2023, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (6): 211-218.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2023.06.038

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Mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of hot-dipped Zn-Al-Mg coating based on first-principles

Shi Jianqiang1, Zhang Siyuan2, Jiang Haitao2, Li Shouhua1, Cao Xiaoen1, Tian Shiwei2   

  1. 1. Handan Steel Co., Ltd., HBIS Group, Handan Hebei 056015, China;
    2. Institute of Engineering and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2022-12-12 Revised:2023-04-24 Published:2023-08-11

Abstract: Effect of Zn, MgZn2 and Mg2Zn11 in the hot-dipped Zn-Al-Mg coating products on the coating surface was systematically evaluated by using the first-principles calculation method. It is found that Mg2Zn11 has mechanical anisotropy and structural instability, which explains the phenomenon that the addition of Mg decreases the plasticity of the material. From the microscopic level, the reason why MgZn2 improves the corrosion resistance of the hot-dipped Zn-Al-Mg coating is revealed. Mg atoms in MgZn2 are found to effectively protect Zn atoms and hinder the corrosion of Zn atoms in MgZn2 by Cl-. The results deeply analyze the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the dipped Zn-Al-Mg coating from the theoretical aspect, which is helpful to guide the composition design and microstructure control of the coating, thus improving production efficiency.

Key words: first-principles, Zn-Al-Mg coating, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, MgZn2

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