Abstract:In order to simulate the possible errors in the process of preparing aluminum slurry in industrial production, dilution experiments were carried out on the original bottom layer and the top layer of aluminum slurry coating with water, hoping to get the maximum amount of water that can be diluted without damaging the corrosion resistance of the coating. The water content of the original bottom layer aluminum slurry coating was 10%, 30% and 50%, respectively, and the water content of the original top layer aluminum slurry coating was 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively. The results show that the corrosion resistance of the coating will not be significantly decreased when the water dilution of the coating does not exceed 10% of the aluminum mass of the coating. During the immersion in simulated seawater, no matter the bottom or top coating is diluted, as long as the thickness of the sample does not decrease significantly with time, the coating can play a good role in protecting the steel matrix from corrosion by simulated sea water. Electrochemical polarization curves show that the corrosion resistance of bottom and top coatings is 88% and 98%, respectively. The corrosion resistance of top coating is better than that of bottom coating on carbon steel. XRD analysis shows that both the bottom and top coatings are composed of metallic aluminum without aluminum oxide.