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Enhancement in the Corrosion Resistance of Nickel Metal Via a Straightforward Thermal Oxidation Method

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Passivation is a critical process that protects materials from corrosion. Stainless steel contains Cr2O3 on its surface, which acts as a passive layer, preventing further corrosion. Metals may be forced to exist in their oxide forms in order to prevent further oxidation; for instance, aluminium can be heated to form a thick oxide coating. The effect of heating temperature on the nickel oxide layer in a corrosive environment, on the other hand, has not been thoroughly researched. The effect of nickel annealing temperature on corrosion resistance has been quantified in this work, along with the further reporting of both some expected and unexpected results. The intended result is an enhancement in the corrosion resistance of nickel heated to 600 and 800 °C in comparison to unannealed nickel. The startling discovery is that heating nickel to 1000 °C boosted its corrosion resistance by more than 1000-fold. While it is well-known that iron (or steel) can contain iron oxide on its surface, this oxide cannot be removed, and corrosion (oxidation) can continue to develop into the bulk of iron. However, this study's findings indicate that nickel annealed at 1000 °C gains a passive NiO layer. Thus, nickel which can be easily annealed in a muffle furnace (without the addition of a binder), can produce a passive NiO coating and exhibit high corrosion resistance in a seawater-like medium. As a result, NiO on bulk nickel represents a potential coating for preventing corrosive attack in environments containing chlorides. This is a noteworthy achievement because the NiO manufacturing procedure for a nickel sheet electrode is simple, effective, and inexpensive.

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    Abdulcabbar Yavuz

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Gaziantep University, Sehitkamil, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Necip Fazil Yilmaz & Mahmut Furkan Kalkan

  3. Board of Trustees, Hasan Kalyoncu University, 27410, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Necip Fazil Yilmaz

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AY: Conceptualization, Data Curation, Methodology, Validation, Supervision, Writing—Review & Editing. NFY: Supervision, Project administration, Writing—Review & Editing. MFK: Formal analysis, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing—Original Draft. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Yavuz, A., Yilmaz, N.F. & Kalkan, M.F. Enhancement in the Corrosion Resistance of Nickel Metal Via a Straightforward Thermal Oxidation Method. J Bio Tribo Corros 9, 22 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-022-00740-7

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