Siloxane-based thin films for corrosion protection of stainless steel in chloride media

Sérgio Meth, Natali Savchenko, Federico A. Viva, David Starosvetsky, Alec Groysman, Chaim N. Sukenik

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Abstract

The corrosion protection of stainless steel (SS 316L) provided by layers of SiO2 and by siloxane-anchored self-assembled monolayer (SAMs) was assessed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and by potentiostatic current transient in sodium chloride media. The SAMs were composed of octadecyltrimethoxysilane anchored onto a thin (1-2 nm) layer of SiO2. The initial SiO 2 layer was obtained by treatment with tetraethoxyorthosilicate. Successive layers were added by applying the alkylsiloxane and then oxidatively removed by treatment using a UV-ozone cleaner. Though SAMs have been used as corrosion barriers in other contexts, it is shown that successive cycles of SAM deposition and ablation provide an extended SiO2 thin-covering layer that protects stainless steel against pitting and general corrosion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)885-890
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Applied Electrochemistry
Volume41
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Acknowledgment This work was supported by a Tashtiyot Grant from the Israel Ministry of Science.

Funding

Acknowledgment This work was supported by a Tashtiyot Grant from the Israel Ministry of Science.

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Ministry of science and technology, Israel

    Keywords

    • 316L stainless steel
    • Corrosion barrier coatings
    • Pitting corrosion
    • Potentiostatic current transient
    • Self assembled monolayer

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