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Stress corrosion and mechanical properties of zinc coating on 304 stainless steel

  • Hua Zhang

    Prof. Dr. Hua Zhang, born in 1975, studied Civil Engineering at Southeast University in Nanjing, China. She received her PhD in Structure Engineering in 2002. Currently, she is a Professor at the College of Civil and Transport Engineering, Hohai University.

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    , Sihan Zheng

    BSc Sihan Zheng, born in 1997, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at the Jinling Institute of Technology, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2019.

    , Yue Wang

    BSc Yue Wang, born in 1994, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at Jiangsu University, China. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2016.

    , QiLiang Li

    BSc Qiliang Li, born in 1995, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at the Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2017.

    , Jie Tao

    BSc Jie Tao, born in 1996, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at the Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2018.

    and Heang Hong

    BSc Heang Hong, born in 1997, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at Hohai University, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2019.

From the journal Materials Testing

Abstract

The effect of stress corrosion on the mechanical properties of the coating in the zinc coating/304 stainless steel substrate system was investigated by three-point bending, slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) and nano-indentation tests. Studies have shown that fracture toughness was improved when the coating was thick but weakened when the coating was thin. At varied coating thicknesses (80 μm, 160 μm, 240 μm, 320 μm, 400 μm), the decline rates of the fracture toughness were 77.48 %, 71.82 %, 66.67 %, 55.48 % and 51.52 %, respectively, and those for the critical strain of crack initiation were 94.97 %, 91.88 %, 88.42 %, 76.19 % and 74.33 %, respectively. In addition, simulations were made to analyze the crack propagation of zinc coating in coating/substrate system under tensile loading by ABAQUS, which proved the accuracy of the experiment.


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About the authors

Prof. Dr. Hua Zhang

Prof. Dr. Hua Zhang, born in 1975, studied Civil Engineering at Southeast University in Nanjing, China. She received her PhD in Structure Engineering in 2002. Currently, she is a Professor at the College of Civil and Transport Engineering, Hohai University.

Sihan Zheng

BSc Sihan Zheng, born in 1997, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at the Jinling Institute of Technology, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2019.

Yue Wang

BSc Yue Wang, born in 1994, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at Jiangsu University, China. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2016.

QiLiang Li

BSc Qiliang Li, born in 1995, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at the Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2017.

Jie Tao

BSc Jie Tao, born in 1996, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at the Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2018.

Heang Hong

BSc Heang Hong, born in 1997, received a Bachelor of Engineering and studied Civil Engineering at Hohai University, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2019.

Acknowledgment

The first author would like to express his gratitude to all those who helped him to perform the experiments described previously and polish the language in the course of writing this paper. The authors also would like to thank anonymous reviewers for giving valuable suggestions that helped to improve the quality of the manuscript.

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