A two-step surface treatment, combining anodisation and silanisation, for improved corrosion protection of the Mg alloy WE54
By Pinto, R.; Carmezim, M.J.; Ferreira, M.G.S. & Montemor, M.F.
Published in Progress in Organic Coatings
2010
Abstract
The present work reports an innovative approach for surface functionalisation of magnesium alloys (WE54) containing yttrium and rare-earth (RE) elements. A two-step surface modification consisting on the formation of an anodic film followed by the deposition of a hybrid silane layer obtained by dipping in a bis-[triethoxysilylpropyl]tetrasulfide silane (BTESPT) solution was performed on the WE54 alloy.