Corrosion protection
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Electrochemical and hot corrosion behaviour of annealed AlCoCrFeNi HEA steel coating
Researchers found that atmospheric plasma-sprayed AlCoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy (HEA) on SS316l can improve the corrosion resistance of stainless steel by forming a protective oxide layer using suitable...
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Hybrid epoxy-SiO2/GO nanosheets anti-corrosive coating for aeronautic aluminum Al6061-T5
Researchers found that the integration of 0.5% GO resulted in significant improvements in the mechanical and corrosion resistance results, with with corrosion resistance being increased by up to 500 hours...
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Improved corrosion resistance and hydrophobic stability of sol–gel coatings
A recent research proves that the integration of benzoxazine-functionalised silanes into tetraethoxysilane-based sol-gel coatings leads to a significant increase in hydrophobic stability and corrosion...
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Surfaces modeled on shark scales: microstructured coating protects against limescale
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a surface coating to which limescale does not adhere to prevent the formation of a closed layer of limescale.
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Biomineralization and corrosion inhibition of steel in simulated bio-inspired self-healing concrete
Researchers have found that Gram-positive Chryseomicrobium species in chloride-containing concrete can potentially inhibit the corrosion of reinforcing steel through microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation...
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Eco-friendly fabrication of bio copper based superhydrophobic coating on steel metal and its corrosion resistance evaluation
Researchers found that the use of biogenic Cu nanoparticles in combination with a biocompatible process enables an environmentally friendly method of producing superhydrophobic coatings on steel surfaces....
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Improved corrosion protection performance of electrophoretic epoxy coatings
A new study shows that electrophoretic epoxy coatings offer improved corrosion protection performance. In the study, polyethylenimine (PEI) was grafted onto the surface of graphene oxide (GO) to produce...
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Construction of smart halloysite nanocontainers for active long-term anticorrosion of epoxy coatings
Researchers found that the use of halloysite nanotubes (HNT) coated with chitosan (CS) and loaded with pH-responsive releasing corrosion inhibitors (BTA), as in the case of HNT-CS@BTA, significantly improves...
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Improving the anti-corrosive performance of epoxy/zinc composite coatings with N-doped 3D reduced graphene oxide
The addition of nitrogen-doped 3D-reduced graphene oxide changes the corrosion protection of epoxy/zinc composite coatings.