Nanostructured alumina thin films were coated on stainless steel by Sol-Gel dip coating method. In order to prevent crack formation, Al2O3 films were kept in a solvent bath immediately after coating to reduce the rate of drying. Effects of calcination temperature and withdrawal speed on structural properties were analyzed using XRD and SEM. Topography and thickness of coat...

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) were dispersed into homemade silicone–polyurethane (SPU) resin in order to enhance their mechanical and anticorrosion ability. Before mixing with SPU, CNT modified by four different approaches improve dispersion the surface of covered SiO2–TiO2 nanoparticles, -NH2 groups, epoxy groups or isocyanate respectively. The structures CNTs checked XRD, FTIR, SEM. After being SPU ...

Organic coatings are extensively investigated as possible solution to prevent or at least retard the occurring of corrosion processes on metal surfaces. Their actual breakthrough is still hampered by risk barrier properties loss because local failure coating integrity. To address this issue, self-healing coatings, which intrinsically able recover from damages upon exposure external stimuli, cur...

The microstructures, mechanical properties, and anticorrosion properties of Fe–25Mn–Cr(12, 18 wt.%)–CN TWIP steels compared with nominal Fe–22Mn–0.6C steel (TWIP-ref) in the solid-solution state were investigated present study by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron backscattered (EBSD), transmission microscopy (TEM), tensile tests, potentiodynamic polarization measurement, etc. results show...