IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Engineering and Modern Technology (IJEMT )

E-ISSN 2504-8848
P-ISSN 2695-2149
VOL. 10 NO. 6 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijemt.v10.no6.2024.pg45.62

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Characterization and Corrosion of Work-Hardened Aluminium Nano-Titania Composite in Sulphuric Acid (H2SO4): A Case Study in Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas Bonny, River State Nigeria

Ibrahim Friday Adejoh and Ikor Peter Ulim-Ujuo-Ushang

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Abstract

This study focuses on the characterization and corrosion of work-hardened aluminum nanotitania composite in H2SO4 media. One of the challenges faced by scientists and engineers is preventing the collapse of metal objects, chemical processing plants, and structures due to corrosion, which not only results in financial losses but also harms the environment and people. The corrosion of work-hardened aluminum nanotitania composite in an aqueous solution of H2SO4 at high and low concentrations (0.3M and 0.05M, respectively) was determined by weight loss methods and potentiodynamic polarization. Additionally, surface analysis of the corrosion products of work- hardened aluminum nanotitania composite using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to determine the morphological changes. Research revealed that the kind and amount of media the samples were submerged in had a substantial impact on their ability to withstand corrosion.

keywords:

Aluminium, Nanotitania, Potentiodynamics , Polarization, Corrosion

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