Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surfaces on Aluminum Alloy by Simple Chemical Etching Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 2270-2273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Feng Luo ◽  
Hai Yan Lang ◽  
Jin Liang ◽  
Guo Sheng Peng ◽  
You Hua Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Optical Methods ◽  
Hydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Binary Structure ◽  
Etching Method ◽  
Simple Chemical ◽  
Scanning Electron

A facial chemical etching method was developed for fabricating stable super-hydrophobic surfaces on aluminum alloy foils. The microstructure and wettability of super-hydrophobic surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, water contact angle (CA) measurement, and optical methods. The surfaces of the modified aluminum alloy substrates exhibit superhydrophobicity, with a CA of 164.8°±1.6° and a water sliding angle of about 5°. The etched surfaces have binary structure consisting of the irregular microscale plateaus and caves in which there are the nanoscale block-like convexes and hollows.

Luminescent small-diameter 3C-SiC nanocrystals fabricated via a simple chemical etching method

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (36) ◽  
pp. 365603 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Zhu ◽  
Z Liu ◽  
X L Wu ◽  
L L Xu ◽  
W C Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Etching Method ◽  
Simple Chemical

scholarly journals Superhydrophobic Self-Assembled Silane Monolayers on Hierarchical 6082 Aluminum Alloy for Anti-Corrosion Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani Khaskhoussi ◽  
Luigi Calabrese ◽  
Edoardo Proverbio
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
High Water ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Aluminum Surface ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Electrochemical Tests ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
6082 Aluminum Alloy

In this work, a two-stage methodology to design super-hydrophobic surfaces was proposed. The first step consists of creating a rough nano/micro-structure and the second step consists of reducing the surface energy using octadecyltrimethoxysilane. The surface roughening was realized by three different short-term pretreatments: (i) Boiling water, (ii) HNO3/HCl etching, or (iii) HF/HCl etching. Then, the surface energy was reduced by dip-coating in diluted solution of octadecyltrimethoxysilane to allow the formation of self-assembled silane monolayers on a 6082-T6 aluminum alloy surface. Super-hydrophobic aluminum surfaces were investigated by SEM-EDS, FTIR, profilometry, and contact and sliding angles measurements. The resulting surface morphologies by the three approaches were structured by a dual hierarchical nano/micro-roughness. The surface wettability varied with the applied roughening pretreatment. In particular, an extremely high water contact angle (around 180°) and low sliding angle (0°) were evidenced for the HF/HCl-etched silanized surface. The results of electrochemical tests demonstrate a remarkable enhancement of the aluminum alloy corrosion resistance through the proposed superhydrophobic surface modifications. Thus, the obtained results evidenced that the anti-wetting behavior of the aluminum surface can be optimized by coupling an appropriate roughening pretreatment with a self-assembled silane monolayer deposition (to reduce surface energy) for anticorrosion application.

Study on corrosion resistance of superhydrophobic surface on aluminum alloy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2004-2009
Author(s):  
Ruomei Wu ◽  
Shuai Wu ◽  
Haiyun Jiang ◽  
Zigong Chang ◽  
Zhiqing Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Corrosion Potential ◽  
Polypropylene Film ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Nano Structure ◽  
Anode Oxidation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Aluminum Alloy Surface

Anti-corrosion of aluminum alloys with different roughness were researched in this study. To further verify the relationship between anti-corrosion and surface roughness, surface with micro structure alloy was successfully fabricated via anode oxidation on aluminum. The water contact angle of aluminum alloy surface after coating polypropylene film was 154° and sliding angle was 3°. The micro-nano structure was constructed by adding nano-SiO2. The contacts angle of surface was 165° and the sliding angle was 1.8°. The superhydrophobic samples were used to test corrosion resistance. Compared with aluminum coated with unmodified film, the corrosion potential for modified superhydrophobic aluminum alloy increased by about 0.05 V. When nano-SiO2 particles were added, the corrosion resistance for the sample was also improved.

scholarly journals Polymer Optical Fiber Tip Mass Production Etch Mechanism to Achieve CPC Shape for Improved Biosensor Performance

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafeez Hassan ◽  
Ole Bang ◽  
Jakob Janting
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Glucose Sensor ◽  
Polymer Optical Fiber ◽  
The Core ◽  
Compound Parabolic Concentrator ◽  
Etching Method ◽  
Simple Chemical ◽  
Tip Mass

We report on a simple chemical etching method that enables nonlinear tapering of Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) tips to manufacture Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) fiber tips. We show that, counter-intuitively, nonlinear tapering can be achieved by first etching the core and not the cladding. The etching mechanism is modelled and etched tips are characterized both geometrically and optically in a fluorescence glucose sensor chemistry. A Zemax model of the CPC tipped sensor predicts an optimal improvement in light capturing efficiency of a factor of 3.96 compared to the conventional sensor with a plane-cut fiber tip. A batch of eight CPC fiber tips has been manufactured by the chemical etching method. The batch average showed an increase of a factor of 3.16, which is only 20% less than the predicted value. The method is reproducible and can be up-scaled for mass production.

Fabrication of a Superhydrophobic Aluminum Alloy Surface by Phosphoric Acid-Dichromate Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 350-353
Author(s):  
Ruo Mei Wu ◽  
Guang Hua Chao ◽  
Hai Yun Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Preparation Method ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Static Water Contact Angle ◽  
Static Water ◽  
Acid Coating ◽  
Aluminum Alloy Surface

The preparation method of the superhydrophobic surface on aluminum alloys was investigated, the method is novel by phosphoric acid-dichromate process and stearic acid coating, superhydrophobic aluminum alloy surfaces were successful prepared, the maximum static water contact angle and sliding angle on the superhydrophobic surface was 151±1.8° and 10°, respectively. In this work, the microstructure and self-cleaning properties of the superhydrophobic surface were studied. The superhydrophobic surface is a factor to reduce device-associated contamination and can be used in metal packaging practice.

scholarly journals A General Strategy towards Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning and Anti-Corrosion Metallic Surfaces: An Example with Aluminum Alloy

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 788
Author(s):  
Shunli Zheng ◽  
Cheng Li ◽  
Yupeng Zhang ◽  
Tengfei Xiang ◽  
Ying Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Corrosion Current ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Metallic Structures ◽  
Humid Condition ◽  
Self Cleaning

Corrosion and contamination of metallic structures can cause loss of their functionality as well as aesthetic values. In this study, we describe a general strategy to prepare superhydrophobic self-cleaning and anti-corrosion surfaces for metallic structures. As a specific example, a superhydrophobic coating (SHC) on aluminum alloy was prepared by a simple etching combined with the decoration of a low-surface-energy material. The optimal SHC has a water contact angle (CA) at ~157.4° and a sliding angle (SA) of ~8.3° due to the synergy of binary hierarchical structures and chemical modification. The SHC showed low adhesion to dry contaminants and a series of liquids, displaying a good self-cleaning effect. The SHC maintained superhydrophobicity after exposure to air and humid condition at 60 °C for 7 days. In addition, the electrochemical measurements reveal that the anti-corrosion performance was enhanced by reducing the corrosion current density (Jcorr) by 1 order of magnitude and increasing the corrosion potential (Ecorr) by 0.527 V as compared to the bare Al alloy substrate after immersion for 168 h.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Hydrophobic Ni Surface by Chemical Etching

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 3546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Qian ◽  
Tao Tang ◽  
Huan Wang ◽  
Changan Chen ◽  
Junhong Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Surface Composition ◽  
Etching Process ◽  
Etching Time ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Hydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Static Water ◽  
Nickel Substrates

Hydrophobic surfaces were successfully fabricated on pure nickel substrates by a one-step chemical etching process with different acidic solutions. The static water contact angle (SCA) of the etched Ni surfaces reached higher than 125°, showing excellent hydrophobicity. The examination of surface chemical compositions implied that there were almost no polar moieties on the surface after chemical etching, except part of the surface was oxidized. After chemical etching, the nickel surfaces became much rough with packed terrace-/crater-/thorn-like clusters. According to the analysis of surface composition and morphology, the hydrophobicity was evidently attributed to the rough microstructures on the etched Ni surface. The best hydrophobicity on Ni surface was produced with the SCAs as high as 140.0° by optimizing the etching time and etchants. The results demonstrate that it is possible to construct hydrophobic surfaces on hydrophilic substrates by tailoring the surface microstructure using a simple chemical etching process without any further hydrophobic modifications by low surface energy materials.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Self-Cleaning Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Improved Corrosion Resistance on 6061 Aluminum Alloys

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojuan Dong ◽  
Jianbing Meng ◽  
Yizhong Hu ◽  
Xiuting Wei ◽  
Xiaosheng Luan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Alloy Sample ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Self Cleaning

Aluminum alloys are widely used, but they are prone to contamination or damage under harsh working environments. In this paper, a self-cleaning superhydrophobic aluminum alloy surface with good corrosion resistance was successfully fabricated via the combination of sand peening and electrochemical oxidation, and it was subsequently covered with a fluoroalkylsilane (FAS) film. The surface morphology, surface wettability, and corrosion resistance were investigated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), an optical contact angle measurement, and an electrochemical workstation. The results show that binary rough structures and an FAS film with a low surface energy on the Al alloy surfaces confer good superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 167.5 ± 1.1° and a sliding angle of 2.5 ± 0.7°. Meanwhile, the potentiodynamic polarization curve shows that the corrosion potential has a positively shifted trend, and the corrosion current density decreases by three orders of magnitude compared with that of the original aluminum alloy sample. In addition, the chemical stability of the as-prepared superhydrophobic surface was evaluated by dripping test using solutions with different pH values for different immersion time. It indicates that the superhydrophobic surface could provide long-term corrosion protection for aluminum alloys. Consequently, the as-prepared superhydrophobic surface has excellent contamination resistance and self-cleaning efficacy, which are important for practical applications.

scholarly journals The Study on the Anti-corrosion Performance of NiTi Alloy in Human Body Solution with the Fabricating Processes of Laser Irradiation and PDMS Modification

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Chengjuan Yang ◽  
Weiran Cao ◽  
Zhen Yang ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Xiubing Jing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Niti Alloy ◽  
Hydrophobic Surface ◽  
Niti Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Corrosion Performance ◽  
Hydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Sliding Angle ◽  
Water Contact

AbstractThis paper presents a new and safe method of fabricating super-hydrophobic surface on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), which aims to further improve the corrosion resistance performance and biocompatibility of NiTi SMA. The super-hydrophobic surfaces with Water Contact Angle (WCA) of 155.4° ± 0.9° and Water Sliding Angle (WSA) of 4.4° ± 1.1° were obtained by the hybrid of laser irradiation and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) modification. The forming mechanism was systematically revealed via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The anti-corrosion of samples was investigated in Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) via the potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) tests. PDMS super-hydrophobic coatings showed superior anti-corrosion performance. The Ni ions release experiment was also conducted and the corresponding result demonstrated that the super-hydrophobic samples effectively inhibited the release of Ni ions both in electrolyte and SBF. Besides, biocompatibility was further analyzed, indicating that the prepared super-hydrophobic surfaces present a huge potential advantage in biocompatibility.

scholarly journals Waterborne Polyurea Coatings Filled with Sulfonated Graphene Improved Anti-Corrosion Performance

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Jijia Zhang ◽  
Jihu Wang ◽  
Shaoguo Wen ◽  
Siwei Li ◽  
Yabo Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Coating ◽  
Water Resistance ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Doping Content ◽  
Corrosion Performance ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Sulfonated Graphene ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Scanning Electron

In this paper, an environmentally friendly waterborne polyurea (WPUA) emulsion and its corresponding coating were prepared, which was characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). To improve the performance of the coating, we doped sulfonated graphene (SG) into WPUA to prepare composite coating (SG/WPUA). SG can be uniformly dispersed in WPUA emulsion and is stable for a long time (28 days) without delamination. The water resistance of the composite coating with 0.3 wt.% SG nanofiller was improved; the water contact angle (WCA) result was SG/WPUA (89°) > WPUA (48.5°), and water absorption result was SG/WPUA (2.90%) < WPUA (9.98%). After water immersion treatment, SEM observation revealed that the SG/WPUA film only generated enlarged microcracks (100 nm) instead of holes (150–400 nm, WPUA film). Polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests show that SG nanosheets with low doping content (0.3 wt.%) are more conducive to the corrosion resistance of WPUA coatings, and the model was established to explain the mechanism.

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