Recently, zinc and its alloys have been proposed as promising candidates for
biodegradable metals (BMs), owning to their preferable corrosion behavior and acceptable …

Corrosion of metallic components represents a major issue in the aeronautical sector, giving
rise to safety concerns and significant financial damages. Conversion coatings (CC) based …

Metal–air batteries have been considered as promising battery prototypes due to their high
specific capacity, energy density and easily available nature of air. Al can be regarded as an …

The corrosion protection of pure aluminium and its alloys AA2024-T3 and AA7075-T6 has
been studied in 0.1 M NaCl with and without the addition of Ce (III) chloride, Ce (III) nitrate …

This work presents a new approach to develop protective pre-treatment for AA2024 based
on the inhibitor efficiency of cerium ions which are considered as a promising alternative to …

Small-area techniques can empower local electrochemical tests by miniaturizing the
electrochemical cell, which is realized by reducing the working electrode area or the contact …

The replacement of chromate-based corrosion inhibitors is a requirement for the aerospace
sector. New developments demand additional studies to find synergistic combinations of …

The effectiveness of strontium zinc phosphosilicate (SZP 391) as a corrosion inhibitor for the
protection of Al–Cu–Li alloy in 0.5 M NaCl solution was evaluated using electrochemical …

In this study, we describe a smart coating that responds to either an increase or a decrease
in pH to assist inhibitor effectiveness. Dual-pH sensitive microspheres containing a …

This work reports the preparation of an integrated self-healing system that combines the
anodization of Al-substrates with the deposition of environmentally friendly coatings …