Abstract :
Zn1–xFex alloys were electrochemically deposited
on AISI 4140 steel substrates from sulfate bath. The bath
was consisted of 40 g dm–3 ZnSO4 7H2O, 20–40 g dm–3
FeSO4 7H2O, 25 g dm–3 Na3C6H5O7, and 16 g dm–3
H3BO3. The effect of bath composition on the electrical
resistivity, the phase structure, and the corrosion behavior
were investigated by the current–voltage measurements
versus temperature, the X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis,
the atomic absorption spectrometry analysis, and the
polarization measurements, respectively. Iron content was
shown to strongly affect the structure, the electrical resistivity
and the corrosion stability of Zn–Fe alloys
