A review on controlling grain boundary character distribution during twinning-related grain boundary engineering of face-centered cubic materials

YQ Zhang, GZ Quan, J Zhao, YZ Yu, W Xiong - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Grain boundary engineering (GBE) is considered to be an attractive approach to
microstructure control, which significantly enhances the grain-boundary-related properties of …

Structural properties of Zn-Fe alloy coatings and their corrosion resistance

RS Bhat, MK Balakrishna, P Parthasarathy, AC Hegde - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Surface structure and electrochemical behavior of Zinc-Nickel anti-corrosive coating

RS Bhat, K Venkatakrishna… - Analytical and …, 2023 - abechem.com
We report on the electrodeposition of a zinc-nickel alloy using a sulphate bath on mild steel
(MS) substrate. The Hull cell experiment was used to optimize the bath composition and …

Electroplating of Zn-Ni alloy coating on mild steel and its electrochemical studies

RS Bhat, SM Shetty, NVA Kumar - Journal of Materials Engineering and …, 2021 - Springer
A new sulfate bath having ZnSO 4. 6H 2 O, NiSO 4. 6H 2 O, citric acid, and methanol extract
in combination was optimized for the deposition of Zn-Ni electroplating on mild steel. The …

The growth and corrosion mechanism of Zn-based coating on AZ31 magnesium alloys by novel hot-dip process

C Hu, Q Le, X Zhou, C Cheng, R Guo, X Li, D Li… - Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
A Zn-based coating with excellent corrosion resistance was prepared on the surface of AZ31
magnesium alloy by novel hot-dip process. The microstructure, growth process and …

Electrodeposition and corrosion performance of Ni-Co alloys with different cobalt contents

Y Chen, H Yang, H Feng, P Yang, J Zhang… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The deposition mechanism of Ni-Co alloys with different cobalt compositions plays an
important role in the preparation and application of Ni-Co alloys by electrodeposition. Cyclic …

Deep-eutectic solution adding threonine additive associating with supercritical carbon dioxide to enhance zinc electroplating characteristics

CY Lee, WY Chen, JK Chang, HB Lee - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Deep-eutectic solvent (DES) was used widely as an eco-friendly and sustainable process in
the zinc (Zn) electroplating in this study. Both the conventional and supercritical carbon …

Development and optimization of trivalent chromium electrodeposit on 304L stainless steel to improve corrosion resistance in chloride-containing environment

BO Okonkwo, C Jeong, HB Lee, C Jang, E Rahimi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In this study, we developed and optimized a trivalent chromium coating electrodeposited on
304L stainless steel (SS) from a Cr-trivalent bath. The results reveal that the Cr coatings at …

Investigation of the corrosion-preventing properties of nickel-coated austenitic stainless steel (AISI 304) in NaOH and NaOH+ 10% NaCl solutions

H Ramdane, N Benaioun, N Moulayat… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The nickel electrodeposition coating onto a stainless steel AISI 304 substrate was performed
in a sulfate–chloride bath using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and linear scan …

Improved Corrosion Protection of Copper in Electronic Devices via CAP-Assisted Multilayer SiOx Coatings

V Kasi, MM Rahman, JH Tien, MM Rana… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP)-assisted deposition of SiO x coatings is
investigated as an effective passivating ceramic nanocoating for copper traces, ensuring the …