Epitaxial growth of zinc on ferritic steel under high current density electroplating conditions

作者：Greul Thomas; Comenda Christian; Preis Karl; Gerdenitsch Johann; Sagl Raffaela; Hassel Achim Walter^*

来源：Electrochimica Acta, 2013, 113: 797-802.

DOI：10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.077

• Epitaxy
• Zinc
• Electrodeposition
• EBSD

The dependence of the crystal orientation of electrodeposited zinc of the grain orientation on ferritic steel substrate at high current density deposition (400 mA cm(-2)) during a pulse-plating process was investigated by means of EBSD (electron backscatter diffraction) measurements. EBSD-mappings of surface and cross-sections were performed on samples with different surface preparations. Furthermore an industrial sample was investigated to compare lab-coated samples with the industrial process. The epitaxial growth of zinc is mainly dependent on the condition of the steel grains. Deformation of steel grains leads to random orientation while zinc grows epitaxially on non-deformed steel grains even on industrial surfaces.

• 出版日期2013-12-15