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Corrosion Electrochemistry and Protection of Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 701

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Center for Innovation and Research in Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, NL, Mexico
Interests: corrosion electrochemical; coating; failure analysis; aeronautical alloys; metallurgical engineering; corrosion protection
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Center for Innovation and Research in Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, NL, Mexico
Interests: corrosion electrochemical; coating; failure analysis; metallurgical engineering; corrosion protection
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Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Veracruzana, Calz Juan Pablo II S/N, Fracc. Costa Verde, Veracruz 94294, Mexico
Interests: corrosion; coating; inhibitors; steel for oil industry
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Dear Colleagues,

Metallic alloys are used in various industries such as automotive aerospace, aeronautic, chemical and naval. These industries have high requirements with few damage tolerances. As such, they necessitate the use of materials that present fatigue, mechanical and mainly corrosion resistance. Corrosion of materials in the industry is a major problem affecting economics, safety and logistical issues. The mechanic strength of metallic alloys is not sufficient to protect components exposed to aggressive environments. In both cases, this can be achieved via the optimization of alloy designs and metallurgical processes, as well as appropriate corrosion control strategies, such as novel coating designs, which will help extend the service life of metallic materials.

This Special Issue covers investigations on corrosion electrochemistry and the protection of metallic materials, focusing on current trends in electrochemical corrosion science, engineering and technology, and aims to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective on recent research studies related to metallic materials, where electrochemical techniques, corrosion mechanisms and corrosion protection methods are addressed. All articles related to electrochemical corrosion and methods of protection of metallic materials are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Facundo Almeraya-Calderón
Prof. Dr. Citlalli Gaona-Tiburcio
Dr. Ricardo Galván-Martínez
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Keywords

  • stainless steels
  • superalloys
  • aluminum
  • titanium
  • electrochemical techniques
  • corrosion mechanisms
  • corrosion protection methods
  • coatings, corrosion inhibitor

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Effect of Pretreatment on the Corrosion Behavior of AHSS CP 780 Analyzed by Electrochemical Techniques
by Citlalli Gaona-Tiburcio, Demetrio Nieves-Mendoza, Jesus Manuel Jaquez-Muñoz, Jose Cabral-Miramontes, Erick Maldonado-Bandala, Brenda Baltazar-Garcia, Miguel Angel Baltazar-Zamora, Francisco Estupinan-Lopez, María Lara-Banda, Javier Olguin-Coca, Juan Pablo Flores-De los Rios and Facundo Almeraya-Calderon
Materials 2026, 19(2), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19020225 - 6 Jan 2026
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To reduce CO2 emissions into the environment, the automotive sector uses microalloyed structural steels coated with electrophoretic paint in various components, such as the chassis, to reduce weight and increase corrosion resistance. AHSSs are coated with electrophoretic paint (E-coat). Still, to improve [...] Read more.
To reduce CO2 emissions into the environment, the automotive sector uses microalloyed structural steels coated with electrophoretic paint in various components, such as the chassis, to reduce weight and increase corrosion resistance. AHSSs are coated with electrophoretic paint (E-coat). Still, to improve adhesion, they undergo a pretreatment, such as zinc phosphate or zirconium oxide. This research will analyze the effects and behavior of these coatings during corrosion on a complex-phase (CP) 780 AHSS using different electrochemical techniques, including cyclic potentiodynamic polarization (CPP), electrochemical noise (EN), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The CP 780 AHSS was immersed in a 3.5 wt. % sodium chloride solution. Results show that AHSS CP 780 presented a mixed corrosion mechanism due to the heterogeneity of the surface of the zinc phosphate and zirconium oxide pretreatments. On the other hand, the samples with an E-coat paint coating and pretreatment (Zn3(PO4)2/E-coat and ZrO2/E-coat) have the lowest current densities with values of 6.44 × 10−11 1.02 × 10−9 A/cm2 and also do not show a tendency towards localized corrosion or negative hysteresis. Full article
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