One-Step Air Spraying of Structural Coating on Cu Alloy as Superhydrophobic Surface for Enhanced Corrosion Resistance and Anti-Icing Performance

With the development of modern technology, the construction industry, and navigation technology, the metal Cu alloy has become an important metal material in mainstream industrial applications. As an indispensable basic metal material in the field of science and technology, its problem with corrosion is still a long-term problem that scientists have been working to solve. In this paper, air spraying technology is used to prepare an Al2O3-PDMS composite coating. By adjusting the content of Al2O3, the surface of the Cu alloy can reach different wetting states. The results show that the corrosion potential of the as-prepared superhydrophobic Al2O3-PDMS coating increases by 70 mV compared with the substrate, the corrosion current density decreases by one order of magnitude, and the impedance modulus increases from 2000 to 12,000 Omega & sdot;cm(2), indicating a significantly enhanced corrosion resistance. It also possesses excellent anti-pollution and anti-icing behaviors, thereby allowing them to work in harsh industrial conditions.