A study on corrosion resistant graphene films on low alloy steel

Abstract

Graphene nanosheets were produced after synthesizing graphene oxide via Hummer’s method and a modified Hummer’s method. The obtained graphene after reduction was dispersed in 1-propanol to get a coating solution. Mild steel coupons were coated with the graphene solution via dip coating method. Corrosion studies were carried out at different environments like water (pH 6.0), HCl (0.1 N), NaCl (3.5 wt%) and NaOH (1 M). Tafel analysis showed a reduction in the corrosion rate up to 99 % after three layer deposition with the graphene developed using the modified Hummer’s method. X-ray diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy confirmed the presence of graphene.