Arduino-Controlled Pulse Electrodeposition for Low-Cost Zinc Coating on Stainless Steel

Arduino-Controlled Pulse Electrodeposition for Low-Cost Zinc Coating on Stainless Steel | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Arduino-Controlled Pulse Electrodeposition for Low-Cost Zinc Coating on Stainless Steel Osama H.S. Al-Bahri, Tariq Mohiuddin, Salim Al-Kamiyani This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8185172/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Revision Version 1 posted 12 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Metal corrosion is a major challenge in the manufacturing sector. Pulse electrodeposition (PED) is a promising effective technique for metal corrosion protection; however, the coating quality depends on the PED parameters. This study involved metal corrosion protection research and aimed to improve the quality of the metal coating using the PED method. In this work, for the first time, the pulse electrodeposition (PED) method was used to coat stainless steel with zinc, and the PED parameters were controlled by using an Arduino microcontroller. The effect of the PED frequency on the coating quality was investigated over a frequency range from 150 Hz to 250 Hz. The quality of the coating was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that the PED frequency had a significant effect on the coating coverage, crystallite size and chemical state of the surface coating. Furthermore, the XRD results show that the diffraction intensities of the (101), (102), and (103) lattice planes are affected by the PED frequency. The authors argue that the coating methodology used in this study and the examined concept are direct contributions to the science of metal coating. Physical sciences/Chemistry Physical sciences/Engineering Physical sciences/Materials science Electroplating Electrolysis Pulse electrodeposition Zinc coating Zinc Low cost Stainless steel Frequency Zinc sulfate Arduino and Stepper motor Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Supplementary Files Supplementaryinformation1.pdf Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Revision Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 02 Apr, 2026 Reviews received at journal 31 Mar, 2026 Reviews received at journal 28 Mar, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 26 Mar, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 23 Mar, 2026 Reviews received at journal 27 Feb, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 19 Feb, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 02 Dec, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 02 Dec, 2025 Editor invited by journal 02 Dec, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 28 Nov, 2025 First submitted to journal 28 Nov, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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