Study on Surface Modification and Corrosion Prevention of Materials

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion and Protection".

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College of New Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
Interests: localized corrosion; surface protection film; conversion coating; functional coating; electrochemistry; Raman spectroscopy
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Interests: additive manufacturing; alumium alloys; precipitation

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Dear Colleagues,

Corrosion is a major issue for the increase of service life and reliability of materials, including steel, light alloys, and additive manufacturing alloys employed in the practice. In this sense, this requires a high-quality material surface modification in the industry and a delicate design of internal microstructure such as protective coating, cathodic protection methods, corrosion inhibitors, alloying design and microstructural control.

This Special Issue focuses on a new and detailed understanding of corrosion mechanisms and an improvement of corrosion performance with the support by new research methods, high-quality surface modification technologies, service life estimation methods with consideration of corrosion problems, corrosion simulation, electrochemical methods, high resolution microstructure characterization methods and others.

Dr. Jiantao Qi
Dr. Wu Wei
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • localized corrosion
  • surface modification
  • conversion coating
  • functional coating
  • electrochemistry
  • simulation
  • alloying design
  • microstructural control

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Improved Corrosion Properties of Mg-Gd-Zn-Zr Alloy by Micro-Arc Oxidation
by Xue Geng, Qiangsheng Dong and Xiaobo Zhang
Metals 2024, 14(2), 236; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14020236 - 15 Feb 2024
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In order to improve the corrosion resistance of Mg-3Gd-1Zn-0.4Zr (GZ31K) alloys for biomedical application, the alloy was micro-arc oxidation (MAO)-treated using silicate electrolyte system under various voltages (400 V, 425 V, 450 V, 475 V). The effects of voltage on the microstructure and [...] Read more.
In order to improve the corrosion resistance of Mg-3Gd-1Zn-0.4Zr (GZ31K) alloys for biomedical application, the alloy was micro-arc oxidation (MAO)-treated using silicate electrolyte system under various voltages (400 V, 425 V, 450 V, 475 V). The effects of voltage on the microstructure and corrosion properties of MAO coating were investigated via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) combined with an energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS), and electrochemical experiments. The results showed that, with the increase in voltage, the MAO coatings became thicker and the micropores on the MAO coating increased in diameter. The main phase compositions of the MAO coatings were MgO and Mg2SiO4. Potentiodynamic polarization curve results showed that MAO coatings could enhance corrosion resistances, where the corrosion current density decreased by six orders of magnitude and the corrosion potential of the specimens increased by 300 mV for the voltage of 450 V in the MAO treatment; nevertheless, the corrosion resistance rapidly deteriorated due to the creation of large micropores in the MAO coating, which provide a pathway for corrosive media when the voltage is 475 V. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results showed that MAO treatments could increase low-frequency modulus resistance and increase the corrosion resistance of Mg alloys. In addition, MAO-treated GZ31K alloys still exhibited uniform corrosion, which is desirable for biomedical applications. Full article
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Black Pine (Pinus nigra) Essential Oil as a Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel
by Anđela R. Simović, Branimir N. Grgur, Jelica Novaković, Peđa Janaćković and Jelena Bajat
Metals 2023, 13(3), 508; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13030508 - 2 Mar 2023
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In this work, the essential oil of black pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) was used for the first time as a natural, ecological, and sustainable corrosion inhibitor for the acid cleaning of carbon steel. The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation [...] Read more.
In this work, the essential oil of black pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) was used for the first time as a natural, ecological, and sustainable corrosion inhibitor for the acid cleaning of carbon steel. The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus, and the oil was analyzed by gas chromatography–flame–ionization detection (GC–FID) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The most abundant components in the essential oil were α-pinene, germacrene D, (E)-cariophyllene, and β-pinene. The inhibition efficiency was determined by electrochemical methods (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization measurements). The results showed that the inhibitory efficiency of the black pine essential oil increases with time, reaching the highest values after 4 h of immersion for all inhibitor concentrations. It was also shown that black pine essential oil is a mixed-type inhibitor. The contact angle measurements confirmed that the black pine essential oil, as a new natural, environmentally safe inhibitor, is able to protect carbon steel from corrosion in a 1 M HCl solution. Full article
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