Due to the numerous applications of carbon steel in industry, the use of surface treatment to control and prevent the corrosion of this metal becomes necessary. One of the systems used as pre-treatment of carbon steel for subsequent painting is zinc phosphating, which allows to improve adhesion of ink onto the metal substrate. However, this treatment causes an environmental liability to industry, related to the silt and allergenic, pollutant metal ion used in the process, in this case Ni2+. The objective of this work is to develop and characterize a treatment alternative to zinc phosphate for the 1008 carbon steel, using an organic phosphate. The method used was that of immersing the metal substrate in an aqueous of an organic molecule at room temperature. Specimens of carbon steel were evaluated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electrochemical tests of anodic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in acidic and neutral medium, besides the Salt Spray tests. The electrochemical and fast corrosion results showed that the accelerated organic phosphate film minimizes the corrosion of the carbon steel, and it can be used instead of the traditional zinc phosphate.
Molecule self-organizing; zinc phosphate surface treatment
