Evaluation of the electrochemical behavior of TiO2/Al2O3/PCL composite coatings in Hank's solution

Autor: Marco Antonio Espinosa-Medina, Erasmo Cadenas, N. N. Zurita-Méndez, Miriam Estevez, L. Ballesteros-Almanza, G. Carbajal-De la Torre
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Materials Chemistry and Physics. 235:121773
ISSN: 0254-0584
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.121773
Popis: This study focuses in the TiO2/Al2O3 powders synthesized by the sol-gel at low vacuum atmosphere, incorporated to polycaprolactone polymer. The corrosion study of coating was realized by electrochemical techniques. The precursors for synthesis of TiO2/Al2O3 powders were titanium and aluminum isopropoxides. The obtained powders were sintered at 350 °C and 1100 °C, then, they were mixed within polycaprolactone matrix. Results showed the rutile and corundum crystalline phases at 1100 °C. Electrochemical results showed a corrosion resistance improvement by the composite coatings, followed by formation and growing of the porous network. The corrosion behavior was governed by diffusion mechanism through the coating thickness. Scanning Electron Microscopy Characterization complemented the coating evaluation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE