Superhydrophobic tri-dimensional Ni/Al coatings (3DNACs) with great application value have been successfully fabricated via a simple two-step method combined with hydrogen bubble dynamic template and electrophoretic deposition technique after 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane treatment. The surface morphologies and chemical compositions were analyzed by FE-SEM, EDS, XRD, AFM and FT-IR in detail. The water contact angle of superhydrophobic 3DNACs surface was as high as 156 ± 2° (>150) much larger than that of unmodified samples. Moreover, the obtained samples exhibited great thermal properties and combustion performance. Thus, the superhydrophobic 3DNACs with prominent exothermic capability turn out to be a promising novel energy in field of mirco/nano energy materials for longer-term storage or transportation, especially in high humid environment.
The study examined the impact of varying molybdenum content (0 %, 5 %, and 10 % wt) on the high-temperature corrosion resistance of APS-sprayed Ni-clad Al coatings. The coatings were exposed to a simulated biomass-firing environment with pure KCl deposition at 600 °C for 168 h, and a mixed gas containing 15 % water vapor was passed through. The findings revealed that increasing Mo content improved the coating's high-temperature corrosion resistance. The coating with 10 % Mo displayed a continuous layer of Ni and Al oxides on its surface, while KCl was concentrated in the Mo region. Based on the experimental results, a mechanism for how the presence of Mo element contributes to the high-temperature corrosion resistance of NiAl coatings was proposed.