Due to green development in recent years, water-borne epoxy resins (WBE) have become increasingly popular since they generate the lowest level of volatile organic compounds (VOC) during curing. However, because of the large surface tension of water, it is easy to produce voids and cracks during the curing process of the coating. An electrochemical strategy was used in this study to assess the impact of different SiO₂ content on the corrosion performance of a WBE coating, in which micron spherical SiO₂ particles were synthesized in a liquid phase reduction. The results showed that the synthesized micron spherical SiO₂ particles were about 800 ± 50 nm in diameter and in an amorphous state. By hydrophilizing the surfaces of these SiO₂ particles, uniform dispersion in an aqueous solvent and a WBE can be achieved. It is important to note that adding a small or excessive amount of SiO₂ to a coating will not improve corrosion resistance and may even reduce corrosion resistance. With the appropriate modification of SiO₂, corrosion resistance of composite coatings is greatly enhanced, as is the adhesion between the coatings and the metallic substrates. Because the appropriately modified SiO₂ can effectively fill the pores that are formed during the curing process, a corrosive medium is less likely to react with the matrix when the medium comes into contact with the matrix. Based on their incorporation content of 3 wt.%, their corrosion resistance is the best after 16 cycles of AC-DC-AC accelerated corrosion tests.

Water treatment technology based on ultrafiltration (UF) faces the problem of severe membrane fouling due to its inherent hydrophobicity. The use of amphiphilic polymers that possess both hydrophobic and hydrophilic chain segments can be advantageous for the hydrophilic modification of UF membranes due to their excellent combination in the membrane matrix. In the present study, we examined a novel amphiphilic CA–g–AN material, constructed by grafting citric acid (CA) to aniline (AN), as a modified material to improve the hydrophilicity of a PES membrane. This material was more compatible with the polymer membrane matrix than a pure hydrophilic modified material. The polyethersulfone (PES) membranes modified by amphiphilic CA–g–AN demonstrated a higher water flux (290.13 L·m⁻²·h⁻¹), which was more than eight times higher than that of the pure PES membrane. Furthermore, the flux recovery ratio (FRR) of the modified membrane could reach 83.24% and the value of the water contact angle (WCA) was 76.43°, demonstrating the enhanced hydrophilicity and antifouling ability of the modified membranes. With this study, we aimed to develop a new amphiphilic polymer to improve the antifouling property and permeability of polymer-based UF membranes to remove organic pollutants from water.

TA15 titanium alloy holds great significance as a crucial material in the aerospace industry. In order to gain deeper insights into the influence of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) temperature on the tensile characteristics of materials formed through laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), a comparative heat treatment experiment was crafted, aligning with the HIP treatment temperature settings. Specifically, the temperatures selected for this investigation were 900 °C, 940 °C, 980 °C, and 1020 °C, while the duration of the holding time was set at 2 h. Notably, the microstructure within the β phase region demonstrated distinct disparities between the HIP-treated specimens and those subjected to heat treatment. The heat-treated specimens exhibited the formation of Widmanstatten structure at 980 °C, while the metallographic structure of the HIP-treated specimens consisted of the lath α phase. In heat-treated specimens, an upward trend in temperature from 900 °C to 1020 °C led to a gradual decrease in UTS (995 MPa, 947 MPa, 886 MPa, and 892 MPa), YS (921 MPa, 865 MPa, 799 MPa, and 784 MPa). The elongation (15.7%,14.6%, and 13.3%) diminished as the temperature increased from 900 °C to 980 °C. At 1020 °C, the elongation slightly increased to 13.9%. The HIP-treated specimens showcased a declining trend in UTS (1008.5 MPa, 947 MPa, 886 MPa, and 892 MPa) and YS (939 MPa, 897.5 MPa, 839.5 MPa, and 844.5 MPa) with an increase in HIP treatment temperature from 900 °C to 980 °C, after which they experienced a slight increment upon further elevation to 1020 °C. The elongation (16%,18.3%, and 20.5%) demonstrated a remarkable improvement from 900 °C to 980 °C. At 1020 °C, the elongation decreased to 17.5%.

A novel strategy for large-scale synthesis of ZnO nanowire film is reported, which inherits the advantages of the solution-phase method and seeded growth process, such as low-temperature, efficient, economical, facile and flexible. It is easy to implement on various metals through room-temperature electrodeposition, followed by hydrothermal treatment at 90 °C, and suitable for industrialized production. The ZnO nanowires with an average wire diameter about 40 nm are in situ grown from and on nanocrystalline zinc coating, which forms a strong metallurgical bonding with the substrates. The p-type ZnO nanowire film has a well-preferred orientation along the (100) direction and a wurtzite structure, thereby displaying an effective photocatalytic capability for carcinogenic Cr⁶⁺ ions and CO₂ greenhouse gas reduction under visible light irradiation. In addition to these features, the ZnO nanowire film is easy to recycle and, therefore, it has broad application prospects in contaminant degradation and renewable energy.

In this study, pure Al and Al-Al₂O₃ composite coatings with a low porosity and high density were prepared on magnesium alloys by cold spraying. The surface morphology, component, hardness, interfacial bonding, wear and corrosion properties were investigated. Additionally, the relationship between the interface structure and the protective coatings’ quality was preliminarily established. Pure Al powder was used to create a coating with a homogeneous and dense microstructure. The hard-phase Al₂O₃ in the composite coatings was non-oxidized and would reduce the porosity of the coatings to improve their density and interfacial bonding by up to 55.82 MPa. The bonding mode of the pure Al coatings is primarily mechanical, whereas the bonding mode of the Al-Al₂O₃ mixed coatings is mechanical and metallurgical. The tough Al₂O₃ particles combined to form a layer of work-hardening reinforcement that resisted wear and effectively prevented it from spreading. The three Al-based coatings had excellent corrosion properties, as evidenced by their corrosion current being several orders of magnitude lower than that of the magnesium alloy substrates. The thick coating was significantly more corrosion-resistant than the thin coating and provided greater protection to the substrate. This study offers theoretical and technological assistance for the surface protection of magnesium alloy equipment in demanding conditions.

(AlTiV)_100−xCr_x high-entropy alloys (HEAs) is expected to solve the problem of poor corrosion-wear resistance of lightweight alloys. To elucidate its corrosion-wear mechanism, three (AlTiV)_100−xCr_x alloys were prepared by vacuum arc melting method by repeating the melting five times at 240 A current.and their microstructures, mechanics, corrosion, wear, and corrosion-wear behaviors were investigated. The results indicate that (AlTiV)_100−xCr_x is a single-phase with BCC structure and the VEC of Cr5, Cr10 and Cr15 were 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 respectively. Their hardness increase and toughness and corrosion resistance decrease with the increase of Cr content (Cr5:537.5 HV_0.2/6.7%/1.86 × 10⁻⁸ A/cm²; Cr10:572.3 HV_0.2/5.6%/2.09 × 10⁸ A/cm²; Cr15:617.6 HV_0.2/3.8%/2.51 × 10⁻⁸ A/cm²). The wear volume and the corrosion-wear volume of AlTiVCr alloys are mainly caused by the abrasive wear. However, the fatigue wear of AlTiVCr alloys could be exacerbated by a decrease in material’s toughness, corrosion resistance, and an increase in solution corrosivity. Therefore, Cr10 presents the optimal wear resistance in the deionized water, while the optimal corrosion-wear resistance in the 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution is presented by Cr5. Compared to TC4, the wear and corrosion-wear resistance were improved by 56.4% and 65.5%, respectively.