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Chapter 6<br />

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C H A P T E R 6<br />

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The chapter deals with the investigation on the corrosion performance of sputter deposited<br />

Ti, TiO 2 , and duplex Ti-TiO 2 coated AISI 304L SS in nitric acid medium using electrochemical,<br />

and surface morphological studies. The results revealed that, titanium coated 304L SS showed<br />

moderate to marginal improvement in corrosion resistance in 1 M, and 8 M nitric acid,<br />

respectively. TiO 2 coated 304L SS specimens showed good corrosion resistance in both low (1 M),<br />

and high concentration (8 M), however towards higher concentration uniform dissolution of the<br />

coated surface was observed. Duplex Ti-TiO 2 coated 304L SS specimens showed improved<br />

corrosion resistance as compared to both Ti and TiO 2 coated 304L SS from dilute to concentrated<br />

medium. The percentage of protection efficiency for base material increases significantly for<br />

duplex Ti-TiO 2 coating as compared to single layer Ti and TiO 2 coatings.<br />

6.1 Introduction<br />

Top surface modification using protective coating is the easiest method for improving<br />

surface properties as well as corrosion resistance of the base material. The tailoring of the surface<br />

properties such as minimizing the surface irregularities and roughness on the surface, impeding the<br />

current flow between the microscopic anodic and cathodic regions on the surface, enhancing<br />

barrier layer strength thereby improving the passivation property are the essential coating<br />

properties which imparts greater resistance to the base material from corrosive environments [172-<br />

175]. Thus, protective coatings are unique, and are most widely used in varying forms in a broad

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