Chemical Properties of advanced

material
By: Umair Maqsood
Introductfion
Chemical properties
How materials interact with each other
 Bondings
 Chemical composition
 Reactivity
• flammability
• reaction with water
• Reaction with acid
• Oxidation (corrosion)
Corrosion

Definition:
“Degradation of metals into its undesired form”.

• unstability of metals
• Elctrochemical process
 At anode

Fe→Fe3 ++ 3e−
 At cathode
nO2​+6e−+6H2​O→6OH−
Prevention of Corrosion

 Natural process
 Affect all metals
 rate can be slowed

Major Causes
• moisture
• oxygen
• electrolytes
Prevention methods
Prevention of Corrosion

1. Protective Coatings:
physical barrier

chemical barrier

Types of coatings
• Hybrid coatings
• Organic coatings
• Inorganic coatings

Limitations of coatings
Prevention of Corrosion

2. Galvanization

• hot dip galvanizing

• Sacrificial anode e.g zinc
• increase durability
• long term protection

 Limitations
Prevention of Corrosion

3. Passivation
formation of a passive film
removes free iron from surface
• nitric acid
• sodium dichromate
• citric acid

Limitations of coatings

4. Other methods
Nano Technology

Nano particles
• Microscopic particles
• Size :
1-100 nm
• high surface area to volume ratio
Efficiency of Nano particles
 more active sites
 almost no defects
USE OF NANO TECH

 corrosion resistant materials

 thin film coatings

Nano Functionalization
• addition of functional groups
• active sites
• impart desired properties
• enhance the compatibility
USE OF NANO TECH

 UV protection
e.g Nano-ZnO
 Steel for ships
e.g Ce
 Steel for aircrafts
e.g Ph stainless steel
 High temperature coatings
e.g HVOF
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