New Nano-structured Layer Fights against Erosion, Corrosion in Metals
Summary posted by Meridian on 2/23/2010
Source: Fars News Agency
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Researchers at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran, have developed a technique to protect against erosion and corrosion of pipes, steel, and aluminum tubes and bars. This new method coats the inside of the metal with nanoparticles of different size distributions in order to create a "homogeneous, poreless and uniform nanostructure inside the coating layer[,] which facilitates metal diffusions and formation of intermetallic phases of Al-Ni", according to Rasoul Pouriamanesh, a member of the research team. All of the chemical reactions involved in this technique are exothermic, which causes the temperature to rise and creates a better cling between the nanoparticle layers and the metal, the researchers report. The article can be viewed online at the link below.
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