Assessment of the Fe-Sn-Zn phase diagram at 450°C: AApplication to the batch galvanizing

Marie Noelle Avettand-Fènoël, N. David, G. Reumont, J. M. Fiorani, M. Vilasi, P. Perrot

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Abstract

The Fe-Sn-Zn system is of interest because Sn is one element added to the Zn galvanizing bath to overcome the drawbacks due to the presence of Si in semi-killed steels. This work has been undertaken with the aim to understand the tin effect on the microstructure and the layers growth in batch galvanized coatings on low alloyed steels. Various experimental techniques such as metallography, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX) are used in order to characterize the microstructure and the properties of such coatings elaborated in a zinc bath enriched with tin. Solidification phenomena and layers growth mechanisms during galvanization are explained by means of the ternary phase diagram Fe-Sn-Zn at 450°C. The Calphad method allows to obtain this phase diagram from the three optimized binary phase diagrams Fe-Sn, Fe-Zn and Sn-Zn and some experimental data inside the ternary Fe-Sn-Zn system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)329-332
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Volume90
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Batch galvanizing
  • Calphad method
  • Fe-Sn-Zn diagram

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