Ni-20 wt pct Cr wires, as individual wires or within 3D woven structures, are alloyed with Mo, Al, and Ti by gas-phase surface deposition and volume interdiffusion. Mo deposition creates Mo-rich coating and Kirkendall pores. Al+Ti co-deposition creates uniform triple-layered coating. The resulting homogenized and aged Ni-(17.4-19.6)Cr-(1.6-1.8)Al-(2.5-3.6)Ti-(1.54.5)Mo(wt pct) wires exhibit c+ ...

In the present study, a conversion layer mainly composed by cerium oxide was prepared by means of a novel ultrasound-assisted coating process. The formation of a conversion layer on top of the Mg alloy provides physical barrier properties improving the corrosion protection. In addition, the incorporation of cerium oxide within the coating enables the formation of a protective layer on the pores...

Coating helps! Employing protective coating on nickel-rich layered oxide cathodes (NRLOs) particles is a crucial necessity, especially when NRLOs are applied for solid-state batteries (SSBs) using sulfidic solid electrolytes (SSEs). Dry-coating promotes cathode particle kinetics by shielding surface of NRLO with nanostructured fumed oxides against side reactions, resulting in enhanced rate capa...

High strength aluminium alloys are widely employed in aerospace applications. However specific environmental conditions may trigger corrosion and therefore these alloys require additional protection. Most current conversion coatings used for this purpose are Cr(VI) based, and thus environmentally undesirable. A possible replacement is a Ti based coating, Nabutan STI/310. The aim of this work is...

MCrAlY coatings are deposited onto superalloys to provide oxidation and corrosion protection at high temperature by the formation of a thermally grown oxide scale. In this project, the oxidation behaviour of a HVOF CoNiCrAlYSi coating on IN792 was studied for both isothermal oxidation (900, 1000 and 1100 °C) and thermal cycling (100-1100 °C). The microstructural evolution of the CoNiCrAlYSi coa...

The strong interfacial properties of selected plant polyphenols were recently exploited in forming functionally versatile nanocoatings via dip-coating. Here, we screened a library of ~20 natural and synthetic phenols and polyphenols, identifying eight catechol-, gallol- and resorcinol-rich precursors capable of forming coatings. Several newly identified compounds expand the molecular diversity ...