THERMODYNAMIC MODELING AND MATERIAL INVESTIGATION OF ZINC COATED C.I. PLATE FOR MITIGATION OF SENSIBLE HEAT LOSS IN BOILER

Abstract

The life of the material and the cost associated with it is an important parameter on which our day to day engineering structures depend upon. One of the easiest and universally used methods is that of coating. The coating acts as a sacrificial barrier on substrate material to protect it from various harsh conditions that the specimen is subjected to. The function of the coating is to render protection against the degrading effects of the working environment on the specimen. This paper reviews theoretical and experimental aspects of corrosion and wear resistance of electroplated zinc on cast iron using material characterization. Also, the effect of high temperature on electroplated zinc is modeled using ANSYS software. Zinc coating is a universally used method to protect the material from corrosion because of its low cost and adhesive nature and has its application in nuts, bolts, metal stamping, automobile industry etc.