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Phase Formation during Heat Treatment of Zn‐ and ZnAlMg‐Coated Steels at 400 and 750 °C
Author(s) -
Windmann Matthias,
Barthen Mario,
Opitz Tobias,
Hahn Isabel,
Röttger Arne,
Theisen Werner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
steel research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 1611-3683
DOI - 10.1002/srin.201800588
Subject(s) - materials science , intermetallic , coating , metallurgy , tempering , phase (matter) , cathodic protection , diffusion , corrosion , layer (electronics) , composite material , alloy , electrochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , electrode , thermodynamics
In contrast to a cold‐forming process, a tempered forming process is able to deform high‐strength steel used for manufacturing automotive bodyworks in a more economic manner. Cold‐formed steel sheets are commonly coated with a Zn or ZnAlMg layer for cathodic corrosion protection. The tempering process would lead to diffusion processes at the steel/coating interface, which is accompanied by the formation of new phases in the coatings. This publication focuses on phase formation in Zn and ZnAlMg coatings on steel sheets, which are heat‐treated at 400 and 750 °C. the authors find that the pure Zn coating remains in the solid state and transforms into the intermetallic δ phase (FeZn 10 ) during heat treatment at 400 °C. The coating melts during heating to 750 °C, but remains in the solid state after transformation into the Γ phase (Fe 4 Zn 9 ) and α‐Fe. In the ZnAlMg coating, minor iron diffusion occurs at a temperature of 400 °C. Within a dwell time of 600 s, intermetallic Fe–Zn phases are not formed. During heat treatment at 750 °C, phase formation in the ZnAlMg coating is very similar to that in the pure Zn coating, during which Γ (Fe 4 Zn 9 ) and α‐Fe are formed.