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Impedance measurements were performed at room temperature in a 0.005 M Na2HPO4 solution on steel and on electrodeposited Zn and Zn–12%Ni before and after phosphating. It was found that potential and impedance parameters (R ct and C d) for phosphated materials attained nearly steady values within about 20 min, indicating that this solution did not cause meaningful changes in phosphate coatings and that it could therefore be used for the quality evaluation of these coatings. On scratches in phosphate coatings on Zn or Zn–12%Ni phosphate deposits rapidly formed, probably owing to enhanced dissolution of the locally exposed substrates at the nobler potentials of the coated materials. This demonstrates that damaged coatings can easily recover on Zn substrates in a non-aggressive phosphate solution. It is suggested that the formation of phosphate deposits on bare metal amidst phosphate coatings should be taken into account in the porosity determination by chemical or electrochemical methods.
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Flis, J., Tobiyama, Y., Shiga, C. et al. Behaviour of intact and scratched phosphate coatings on zinc, zinc–nickel and mild steel in dilute sodium phosphate solution. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 32, 401–407 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016396605599
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