Experimental Study of the Interaction of Solanum Tuberosum Fluid as Additive in Electrodeposition Bath in the Presence of Zn-Tio2 on Mild Steel

Enhancing mild steel properties is necessary to meet global competiveness and performance during application. In this study, we report the effect of Solanum tuberosum as additive to Zn-TiO2 sulphate bath coating by electrodeposition method on low carbon steel. The interfacial and structural characteristics of the produced coating were examined by means of scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). The corrosion resistance properties of the deposited coatings were assessed in 3.65% NaCl using linear polarization method and characterized by optical microscope (OPM). Diamond based microhardness tester was used to measure hardness of the composites. From the results, it is evident that Zn-TiO2-solanum coating resulted in improved performance as compared to Zn-TiO2 coating; both in hardness properties and corrosion resistance properties propagation as a result of its embedded structural build up.