Materials Science Forum, Vol.475-479, 3355-3358, 2005
Corrosion of Al-Cu-Fe-Cr quasicrystalline coating
Al-Cu-Fe-Cr quasicrystalline coating was deposited on a substrate of stainless steel by low-pressure plasma spraying (LPPS) method. The corrosion behavior of such coating was studied by polarization in 1 mol/l H2SO4 and 0.1 mol/l NaOH solutions at room temperature. The polarization curve shows that LPPS Al-Cu-Fe-Cr quasicrystalline coating can turn to passive state both in 1 mol/l H2SO4 solution and in 0.1 mol/l NaOH solution. The corrosion resistance of the coating is poorer than that of bulk quasicrystal in 0.1 mol/l NaOH solution. Moreover, in strong acid solution LPPS Al-Cu-Fe-Cr quasicrystalline coating has more corrosion resistance than 1Cr18Ni9Ti in some potential range ranging from -200m V-SCE to -35m V-SCE, but in strong alkaline solution the corrosion resistance of the coating is poorer than 1Cr18Ni9Ti.