Abstract
AlMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy (HEA) composite coatings with different volume fractions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) (from electrolyte bath with 2.5, 4, 5, 15, 17.5, 20 mg/L of CNT) were electrodeposited onto mild steel. Corrosion rate of HEA-CNT coatings exhibited non-monotonic variation with increasing CNT volume fraction. Corrosion resistance initially increased and then decreased with increasing CNT addition. Highest corrosion resistance exhibited by coating produced from 5 mg/L of CNT was due to higher surface uniformity, least surface roughness (732 ± 2.92 nm), induced hydrophobicity (115.44 ± 0.29˚) and presence of stable passive oxide films (Al3+, Co2+, Fe3+).
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