This study explores the development of a novel composite coating system combining the high hardness of WC and thermal conductivity of Cu, employing the plasma transfer arc welding method under ambient conditions. Utilizing an advanced welding approac...
In order to improve the performances of metal containers, furnace bodies and agricultural tools manufactured by mild steels, Ni/W-SiC nanocomposites are prefabricated on mild steel substrate by the pulse electrodeposition (PED) method. The morphology...
The fabrication of superhydrophobic coatings on mild steel has attracted considerable attention. However, some methods are cumbersome and unsuitable for large-scale preparation, limiting industrial applications. Furthermore, the extensive use of fluo...
In this work, the corrosion behavior of NiCr(Ti) protective coatings deposited on mild steel substrates through laser cladding technology is studied as an alternative new material for metallic bipolar plates used in PEMFC applications. For electroche...
The obvious advantages of laser paint removal technology make it a viable alternative to traditional paint removal methods. Infrared nanosecond laser was used to remove paint from car body. The microstructure, composition, surface roughness, hardness...
This study investigates the corrosion resistance of zinc-PVDF-graphene (zinc-PVDF-G) coatings on mild steel substrates. Coatings with varying graphene concentrations were prepared using electrochemical deposition for zinc, followed by brush coating o...
The field of protective coatings for industrial applications is continuously evolving, driven by a need for materials that offer exceptional hardness, enhanced wear resistance, and low friction coefficients. Conventional methods of coating developmen...
A single splat is the building block of a thermal spray coating; thus, investigating single splats is essential to understanding thermal spray coatings and their properties. In this study, the spreading behavior and the morphology of flame sprayed et...
This work explored the possibility of producing a compositional functionally graded material (FGM) between mild steel and Inconel 625. An in-house fabricated, dual filler wire tungsten inert gas welding set up was used to deposit weld beads on a mild...
Without the addition of inorganic acids, 2,5-Diaminobenzenesulfonic acid (DABSA) molecules form an acid environment, and are then electrochemically copolymerized with AN monomers to generate a self-doped polyaniline (SPAN) film on mild steel substrat...
The improvement of the surface properties of ferrous metallic materials has become a crucial criterion for advanced engineering applications. The interfacial microstructure and corrosion behaviour of mild steel coated with alumina nanoparticles doped...
Traditional low-carbon steels provide the strength needed to satisfy industrial demands. Low-carbon steel’s poor corrosion resistance is one of its main drawbacks. Due to this restriction, corrosion-resistant materials such as super duplex stai...
Different techniques are usually employed to evaluate the mechanical properties of arc-sprayed coatings. In many situations, comparing properties is complex, and values extracted from tensile tests are required for structural projects. X6CrNi18-8 sta...
This study focuses on the synthesis of TiC-TiB2/Fe coatings with varying amounts of aluminum (Al) using tungsten inert gas (TIG) cladding and investigates the impact of Al addition on microstructure refinement and performance enhancement of the coati...
For specialized applications, it is incumbent to develop new materials that enable manufacturers to develop new processes and designs. For better fuel economy, structural integrity, and lightweight applications, the development of bimetallic steel/al...
Novel derivatives of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with varying alkyl chains, IL-1, IL-2, and IL-3, were evaluated as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl solution. The experimental investigations used Electrochemical Impedance Spectrosco...
In this work, we investigate a novel approach to prepare high-performance alpha-particle solid sources fabricated on diamond thin support layers, offering the properties of diamond such as a low-Z material with corrosion and mechanical hardness. As-p...
The preparation of Ti coatings on mild steel can both effectively improve the corrosion resistance of the substrate and reduce the application cost of Ti, which is an effective measure to improve the service performance of mild steel in the marine en...
The marine environment is highly corrosive for mild and low alloy steels. This study aimed to enhance the corrosion resistance of the AH36 steel in a saline medium by coating it with a copper particles reinforced polyaniline (PANI) layer. PANI and Cu...
This study presents a novel approach to evaluate the galvanic corrosion risk of mild steel coated with graphene-embedded epoxy coatings. The potential for graphene platelets to promote anodic dissolution of the underlying steel substrate via galvanic...
The electrodeposition process parameters were optimized for the acquisition of high-strength monolithic nickel layers on Q235A substrates based on the Watts nickel plating solution using the DC electrodeposition method. Based on the study of the elec...
This study aims to demonstrate the capability of the digital image correlation (DIC) technique for evaluating full-field residual stresses in wire and arc additive manufactured (WAAM) components. Investigations were carried out on WAAM steel parts (w...
S355 construction steel, a commonly used mild steel due to its exceptional strength, is prone to environmental degradation, especially pitting corrosion in highly corrosive marine environments. To address this vulnerability, applying a surface layer...
Corrosion testing with gel electrolytes gained attention in the past decade due to the advantage of almost non-destructive and in situ electrochemical measurements of bulk materials. Regarding thermal spray coatings, gel electrolytes offered the oppo...
Polysilazane (PSZ) have been used for many years as precursors for the development of ceramic materials. Recently, hydrocarbon-substituted polysilazane, which is called organopolysilazane (OPSZ), has been proposed as possible alternative to silanes f...
The use of modern structural adhesives provides a lightweight, practical, and high strength joining methodology, which is increasingly being adopted in the automotive and aeronautical sectors, among many others. However, the strict mechanical perform...
A new, cost-efficient and on-site-applicable thermal spraying process for depositing NiAl metallic overlay or bond-coat coatings for high temperature applications by synthesizing the desired intermetallic phases in-flight during oxy-acetylene flame s...
Externally bonded wet-layup carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strengthening systems are extensively used in concrete structures but have not found widespread use in deficient steel structures. To address the challenges of the adhesive bonding of...
Zinc (Zn) is one of the five most widely consumed metals in the world. Indeed, more than 50% of all the zinc produced is used in zinc-galvanizing processes to protect steel from corrosion. Zn-based coatings have the potential for use as a corrosion-r...
Cold gas dynamic spraying (CGDS) enables the production of protective coatings without melting or oxidation. In this study, Al–Zn–TiO2 composite powders were prepared by wet agglomeration with binders and by dry mechanical mixing, and dep...
The present work deals with the tribological characterization of the bush-pin contact in timing chains, with a particular focus on the pin wear processes and the development of a model testing technique suitable for this purpose. With the presented t...
Iron and iron-nickel alloy electrodeposits synthesized from sulfate-based electroplating baths were applied to a mild carbon steel substrate. Coated specimens were immersed in an oxygen-saturated, weak ammonium hydroxide solution (pH 9.5–10.0),...
Microbially influenced corrosion poses a significant threat to the integrity and longevity of carbon steel infrastructure, particularly in environments conducive to biofilm formation by thiosulfate-reducing bacteria (TRB) to carbon steel. This study...
The brittle failure of ceramic coatings limits their application in many fields. To address this issue, a novel armoured ceramic coating was developed to suppress brittle failure. First, an interconnected frame microstructure was micromachined onto t...
Zinc electrodeposition serves as a crucial electrochemical process widely employed in various industries, particularly in automotive manufacturing, owing to its cost effectiveness compared to traditional methods. However, traditional zinc electrodepo...
The development of environmentally friendly materials is a subject of increasing interest in corrosion protection research. The objective of the present investigation is to propose the preparation procedure of chitosan–alginate (CHI/ALG) nanoco...
Zn-CeO2 nanocomposite coatings were deposited onto mild steel substrates by electrodeposition process. Our study highlights the effect of ceria nanoparticles embedded into a metallic matrix on the corrosion behavior in saline environment. The experim...
This research work aims to develop electrodeposited Zn-Ni alloy coatings with controlled dissolution tendencies on a mild steel substrate. The varying Ni concentration in the electroplating bath, i.e., 10, 15, 20 and 25 g·L−1, affected t...
Novel modified Zn-Al LDH/epoxy coatings are synthesized and applied to steel substrates, providing active corrosion protection and improved barrier properties. This protective coating is made by combining Epon 828 as a polymer matrix with modified la...
To protect steel structures, zinc coatings are mostly used as a sacrificial barrier. This research aims to estimate the dissolution tendency of the electroplated and zinc-rich cold galvanized (ZRCG) coatings of a controlled thickness (35 ± 1 μm) appl...
A single splat is the building block of a thermal spray coating; thus, investigating single splats is essential to understanding thermal spray coatings and their properties. In this study, the morphology of flame sprayed ethylene methacrylic acid (EM...
Multifunctional nanocomposite coatings were synthesized by reinforcing a polymeric matrix with halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) loaded with corrosion inhibitor (NaNO3) and urea formaldehyde microcapsules (UFMCs) encapsulated with a self-healing agent (lin...
This paper presents the studies of the development of a high-performance epoxy coating for steel substrates. To this end, it investigated the synergistic effect of incorporating zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles into nanosilica containing epoxy formulat...
Single-layer and multilayer alloy deposits were coated onto a mild steel substrate by a single-bath electroplating process. The developed coating consists of Zn and Fe alloys having different compositions with different layers. The anticorrosion beha...
A new experimental method was applied in in situ corrosion monitoring of mild steel Q235 under alternate wet-dry conditions. The thickness of the electrolyte film during the wet cycle was monitored by a high-precision balance with a sensibility of 0....
One of the challenges in additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic materials is to obtain workpieces free of defects with excellent physical, mechanical, and metallurgical properties. In wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) the influences of proc...
Titanium and its alloys are wildly used in industries. Shrouded plasma spray can be considered as a useful technology to produce low oxide containing titanium coatings. In this paper, the effect of shroud in plasma spraying on chemical composition an...
In this study, 20 wt.% of Nb was incorporated into a CrFeNi medium-entropy alloy (MEA) powder system to prepare CrFeNi-Nb composite coatings on a Q235B mild steel substrate by laser cladding technology. The effects of Nb addition on the phase composi...
A simple and cost-efficient method to modify different surfaces in order to improve their bioactivity, corrosion and wear resistance proved to be sol-gel coatings. The silane layers have been shown to be effective in the protection of steel, aluminum...
This article presents the synthesis of a novel hybrid sol-gel coating and its functionalization with various waste material additives. The unmodified and modified hybrid coatings were deposited on mild steel (MS) substrates, and their anticorrosion p...
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