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Impact of porosity and thickness of nano‐TiO 2 films on the corrosion protection performance of C‐steel in H 2 SO 4
Author(s) -
Khalaf Mai,
Abd ElLateef Hany
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of applied ceramic technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1744-7402
pISSN - 1546-542X
DOI - 10.1111/ijac.12641
Subject(s) - materials science , porosity , corrosion , ethylene glycol , nano , characterization (materials science) , composite material , morphology (biology) , chemical engineering , metallurgy , nanotechnology , engineering , genetics , biology
The current study investigates the improvement in the corrosion protection performance of C‐steel after being dip‐coated with nano films from both pure TiO 2 and poly ethylene glycol ( PEG ) modified TiO 2 . Characterization of the deposited TiO 2 films was performed by different techniques. Effect of morphology, porosity, and thickness of the deposited TiO 2 layers were also studied. Results revealed an increased corrosion protection of both coated TiO 2 films as compared to uncoated samples, with pure TiO 2 (without PEG ) samples showing higher protection. Moreover, increasing the layer thickness of both types of TiO 2 coated films improved the protective properties.