Coatings, Volume 13, Issue 11

The goal of this work was to improve the barrier properties of selected papers against water, grease and oil or gases (water vapor and oxygen) by covering them with biodegradable commercial coating carriers based on cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and...

The extended finite element method (XFEM) was employed for the computational modeling of internal defects within a bond layer. Furthermore, a cohesive zone model (CZM) was implemented to characterize the behavior of the bond layer in response to inte...

A comparative study of the physicochemical properties of natural bentonite clays of Pogodayevo (Republic of Kazakhstan, mod. 1) and Dash-Salakhli (Republic of Azerbaijan, mod. 2) deposits and modification of the bentonite clay with polyhydroxocations...

Recently, the icing disaster of transmission lines has been a serious threat to the safe operation of the power system. A superhydrophobic (SHP) anti-icing surface with a honeycomb nanopore structure was constructed using anodic oxidation technology...

High-entropy alloys have been widely used in engineering manufacturing due to their hardness, good wear resistance, excellent corrosion resistance, and high-temperature oxidation resistance. However, it is inevitable that metallurgical defects, such...

The aim of this research is to achieve a high-quality and long-lasting laser marking of ammunition, which is of interest to the defense industry. The study is about the effects of speed, raster pitch and power on the roughness and microhardness of th...

This study explores the impact of shot peening residual compressive stress on repairing surface cracks in the 7075-T651 aluminum alloy. Two models were developed for crack repair via shot peening and fatigue test finite element modeling. A multi-step...

This paper deals with the properties and testing of newly prepared organic pigments based on melamine cyanurate containing magnesium or zinc cations depending on their composition and anticorrosive properties in model coatings. Organic pigments based...

This paper investigates the effect of graphene oxide (GO) particles on the friction reduction and wear resistance of coatings on a Ti-6Al-4V alloy generated using the micro-arc oxidation (MAO) technique. Different concentrations of GO were added in a...

For decades, a significant amount of research has been conducted on the vitrification of mixtures of all kinds of industrial wastes, especially fly ash, both from thermal power plants and municipal waste incinerators. Although the possibility of crea...

This study investigates the microscopic mechanism of the force on particles of different particle sizes in the asphalt mixture during rutting formation. The gradation was optimized by analyzing the particle force results. The enhanced discrete elemen...

To address the issues of the brittleness, low tensile strength, insufficient bond strength, and reduced service life associated with ordinary cement concrete being used as a repair material, a water-based epoxy (WBE) and carbon-nanofiber-reinforced c...

In this work, 3D periodic “grid-type” CuO/Cu₂O layers were fabricated on a copper sheet using laser processing techniques, and the laser processing parameters were optimized for favorable ZnO nanowire growth. It was found that ZnO nanowir...

In this study, three carbon-based coating variants were deposited onto stainless steel substrates, and the process pressure during the carbon layer deposition was varied. We conducted Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, interfacial...

This study investigated the effects of varying film thicknesses and annealing temperatures on the surface roughness and magnetic domain structure of CoFeSm thin films. The results revealed that as the film thickness increased, both the crystalline si...

Bamboo shoot is renewable biomass rich in carbon and nitrogen. To take advantage of its sources of carbon and nitrogen, hierarchical porous nitrogen-doped carbon materials derived from bamboo shoot were acquired via a one-step method in this study. T...

In the OLED display manufacturing process, a fine metal mask (FMM) is used for the RGB side-by-side in precise positions. An Invar alloy with exceptionally low thermal expansion was used as the FMM material to prevent the deformation of the FMM by he...

In Shanxi Province, China, concrete foundations of substations are widely exposed to environments with sulfate erosion, which results in severe damage. There are various avenues to enhance sulfate resistance, and one promising approach involves optim...

Sustainable and renewable energy technologies have attracted significant attention for reducing greenhouse emissions in the shift from fossil fuels. The production of green hydrogen from water electrolysis is considered an environmentally friendly st...

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are sets of carbon quantum dots derived from graphene or graphene oxide, and they have obvious graphene lattice properties. The number of layers in GQDs is generally no more than five layers, and the diameter size of GQDs...

Under the influence of long-term vehicle loads and large attenuation degrees, asphalt pavement performance gradually decreases, which leads to failure in fulfilling the appropriate requirements and, in turn, may affect driving safety. The purpose of...

In this study, NiO films were fabricated through radio frequency sputtering with various oxygen flow rates and processed via rapid thermal annealing under Ar, O₂, and N₂ atmospheres. The electrical, optical, and crystallographic properties of the NiO...

Mixed-particle spraying has been applied to various aspects of industrial cold spraying for a long time. Due to the complexity of mixed-particle simulations, most studies only consider dozens of particles when considering particle collisions. This pa...

Ti-6Al-4V is a widely used titanium alloy in aviation and bio/chemical applications for its attractive mechanical and corrosion resistance properties. The use of Ti-6Al-4V as a coating for repair purposes through thermal spray techniques provides a u...

In order to better determine the applicable working conditions of Al-Si alloy cylinder liners and cast-iron cylinder liners, their tribological performance and scuffing resistance are discussed in this paper. After wear and scuffing tests, it was fou...

In this research, a design method for triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures with a high specific strength for broadband sound absorption is proposed. The graded TPMS structures are controlled by linear, quadratic, and sine functions. Homo...

The use of organic coatings in conjunction with cathodic protection (CP) for buried structures is the usual method for protecting steel against corrosion. When the organic coating loses its protective ability, regardless of the reason, the CP becomes...

Fuel cladding tubes are devices used in reactors to encapsulate fuel clots and transmit heat to coolants. However, zirconium alloy materials which are widely used in the fuel cladding pipe of pressurized water reactors have noticeable safety risks in...

Laser cladding is a new method to prepare coatings with good quality. Laser power is one of the main factors affecting the quality of laser cladding coatings. An appropriate laser power helps obtain a high-performance laser cladding coating. In order...

The main objective of this investigation was to study the implications of incorporating zinc oxide nanoparticles into the matrix of a bioactive glass for the bioactivity and structural properties of the deposited coating. ZnO-containing bioactive gla...

Utilizing the average Reynolds equation, lubrication friction theory, metal rolling deformation theory, and temperature energy theory, a multi-parameter-coupling mixed lubrication model considering the influence of surface roughness with Gaussian dis...

In this study, the hydroxyapatite (HAp) in the form of nanoparticles was synthesized through the wet co-precipitation method and loaded with plant extract from Calendula officinalis L. rich in biologically active myo-inositol, and the 5-fluorouracil...

Coating technology, as a common coating method, is widely used in many industrial fields, among which the mattress industry utilizes it to bond sponges to produce foam mattresses. The thickness of the coating on the sponge is crucial to the quality a...

The demand for ultra-tight encapsulation solutions with excellent barrier and high conformality properties has increased in recent years. To meet these challenges, thin-film barrier coatings have emerged as a promising solution. In this study, we inv...

This study shows the possibility of the fabrication of titanium borides by an alloying of a titanium substrate with boron powder via a scanning electron beam. During the electron beam alloying experiments, the speed movement of the specimens was vari...

Imitating microstructures found in nature—such as lotus leaves and Namib beetles—is revolutionary in the field of surface science. Low-energy surfaces, when combined with different topographies, create different wetting states. Understand...

Coatings and surface modifications have long been applied in a broad variety of areas including petrochemical, automotive, power generation, aerospace and even in the medical industry [...]

The development of highly efficient and low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting has become increasingly attractive. So far, the strategies to optimize electrocatalytic performance have mainly focused on enhancing the active sites a...

(Sr,Ba)Nb₂O₆ (SBN) relaxor ferroelectric thin films exhibiting nonlinear properties promising for microwave applications were grown on a polycrystalline aluminum oxide substrate for the first time. Films of good crystallinity were obtained using the...

Fiber-reinforced composites are widely used in industrial development due to their excellent performance, and the study of basalt fiber-reinforced resin (BFRP) as a new type of economical and environmentally friendly material is highly valued, since...

In this paper, SiCp aluminium matrix composites were used as the matrix, and AlSi10Mg powder, which has a relatively similar coefficient of thermal expansion to that of the matrix, was used to prepare laser cladding Al-based coatings. The results sho...

As a novel microfabrication method, electrochemical discharge machining has remarkable effects on the forming and processing of brittle and hard materials and non-conductive materials, but little research has been done on the electrochemical discharg...

In this study, the suitability of waste from glass fibre production as a secondary filler for a polymeric durable hydrophobic coating, based on an innovative polyurethane organic–mineral base, was experimentally verified. The main aim of this w...

Tantalum oxide thin films are deposited by DC reactive magnetron sputtering from a tantalum metallic target and argon + oxygen. The oxygen gas is pulsed during the deposition with a constant pulsing period T = 10 s, whereas the introduction time of t...

Garlic is susceptible to decay and presents a potential vehicle for foodborne disease transmission. Ozone treatment has proven to be an effective and innoxious method to provide bacterial resistance in this globally popular pungent vegetable. This st...

Thermal barrier coatings have been used to protect superalloys under extremely harsh conditions. The durability of TBCs with a NiCoCrAlY bond layer prepared via the air plasma spray process and an ultrathin dense layer prepared via magnetron sputteri...

Super duplex stainless steel has a microstructure consisting of equal proportions of austenite and ferrite. However, welding with Nd:YAG pulsed laser results in an imbalanced microstructure that compromises the steel’s properties. This paper st...

Ni60A/WC composite coating reinforced with ZrB₂/ZrC was layered on GTD-111 superalloy by laser cladding. The effect of an ultrasonic field on coating formation, microstructure, microhardness, and wear was investigated and analyzed. The results showed...

The effects of slag components on the sulfur distribution ratio {(wt.%S)/[wt.%S]} were analyzed using thermodynamic calculations. On this basis, the effects of the slag with different binary basicities (wt.% CaO/wt.% SiO₂ = 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0 and 11....

In order to minimize the gaps between the direct laser deposition channels and improve the quality and performance of the formed parts, the process of direct laser deposition is utilized in laser additive manufacturing to create sequential, single- a...