Comparative study of corrosion activity of bright and matte nickel platting in solutions and vapour of acetic acid

Keywords

acetic acid, nickel, corrosion, nickel sulfides, oxygen depolarization.

Cite as

Uschapovskyi D. Y., Linyucheva O. V., Kushmyruk A. I., Red’ko R. M., and Pidvashetskyi G. Y. Comparative study of corrosion activity of bright and matte nickel platting in solutions and vapour of acetic acid. Physico­chemical Mechanics of Materials. 2022. 58(4), 105-112.

Abstract

Corrosion behavior of matte and bright galvanic nickel coatings in solutions and vapors of acetic acid has been studied. It has been shown that corrosion of the corresponding mate­rials in the studied media occurs with oxygen depolarization. The rate of anodic dissolu­tion of bright nickel deposits in acetic acid solutions is higher than that of matte, due to the effect of sulfur on the continuity of the passive film on bright nickel deposits and their passivation ability. Based on EDX and XRD studies, the formation of corrosion products on the surface of bright nickel deposits in the form of nickel acetate and a film of nickel sulfides of variable stoichiometric composition during the exposition to acetic acid solu­tions and vapour has been shown. It is found that the stoichiometric composition of sulfide corrosion products changes in the direction of increasing sulfur content from Ni₃S₂ to Ni₃S₄ with prolonged exposure of the studied bright nickel deposits to vapour or solutions of acetic acid.

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