Developing super-hydrophobic and corrosion-resistant coating on magnesium-lithium alloy via one-step hydrothermal processing

Guowei Wang, Dan Song*, Yanxin Qiao, Jiangbo Cheng, Huan Liu, Jinghua Jiang*, Aibin Ma, Xiaolong Ma*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Formation of super-hydrophobic and corrosion-resistant coatings can provide significant corrosion protection to magnesium alloys. However, it remains a grand challenge to produce such coatings for magnesium-lithium alloys due to their high chemical reactivity. Herein, a one-step hydrothermal processing was developed using a stearic-acid-based precursor medium, which enables the hydrothermal conversion and the formation of low surface energy materials concurrently to produce the super-hydrophobic and corrosion-resistant coating. The multiscale microstructures with nanoscale stacks and microscale spheres on the surface, as well as the through-thickness stearates, lead to the super-hydrophobicity and excellent corrosion resistance of the obtained coating. © 2021 Chongqing University. Publishing services provided by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1422-1439
JournalJournal of Magnesium and Alloys
Volume11
Issue number4
Online published7 Sept 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Corrosion resistance
  • Magnesium-lithium alloy
  • Multiscale microstructure
  • One-step hydrothermal process
  • Super-hydrophobic coating

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