Research Article

Anticorrosive Performance of Zinc Phosphate Coatings on Mild Steel Developed Using Galvanic Coupling

Table 1

Chemical composition, control parameters, and operating conditions of the bath used for zinc phosphating by galvanic coupling.

Chemical composition

ZnO5 g/L
H3PO411.3 mL/L
NaNO22 g/L

Control parameters

pH2.70
Free acid value (FA)3 pointage
Total acid value (TA)25 pointage
FA : TA1 : 8.33

Operating condition

Temperature27°C
Time30 minutes