Hydroxyquinoline/nano-graphene oxide composite coating of self-healing functionality on treated Mg alloys AZ31

Abstract The polymerized Hydroxyquinoline (HQ) coatings incorporated with corrosion inhibitor nano-Graphene Oxide (GO) particles were fabricated on treated magnesium AZ31 alloy. The effect of surface treatment of AZ31 using either oxidation or phosphating was much more effective than GO embedment on the corrosion resistance and self-healing functionality. Surface treatment prior to GO/HQ deposition plays a vital role in initiating more anchoring bonds between molecules to fasten any scratch healing. The anticorrosion behavior of the GO/HQ hybrid coating will be discussed in the light of SEM, XRD, XPS and FTIR analysis.