Abstract
Coating technology has been emerged as a recognized and cost-effective approach in regard to mitigating issues that are linked to corrosion. We employed in-house synthesized boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS-CVD) and commercially available nanosized boron nitride (BN-nano) as fillers in this study to fabricate composite coatings with enhanced thermal stability and corrosion resistance. These fillers were dispersed in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) resin to develop composite coatings. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–visible spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were employed to characterize the prepared composite coatings. The FTIR analysis revealed a prominent absorption band around 1350 cm−1 that is indication of the distinctive B-N in-plane bending vibrations characteristic of boron nitride (BN). The FESEM images simultaneously confirmed the sheet-like morphology of both BN-nano and BNNS-CVD, which both found to be uniformly dispersed in the PDMS matrix. The EIS revealed that the composite films based on BNNS-CVD exhibited superior corrosion resistance compared to those based on BN-nano when exposed to a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. Further, TGA profiles indicated that the composite films maintained their structural integrity up to 200 ℃ without degradation. Therefore, thermally stable and corrosion resistant coatings can be valuable for various new technology applications that involve corrosion issues.
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