%0 Journal Article
%T Thermally Robust Non-Wetting Ni-PTFE Electrodeposited Nanocomposite
%A Jason Tam
%A Jonathan Chun Fung Lau
%A Uwe Erb
%J Archive of "Nanomaterials".
%D 2019
%R 10.3390/nano9010002
%X The effect of high temperature exposure on the water wetting properties of co-electrodeposited superhydrophobic nickel-polytetrafluoroethylene (Ni-PTFE) nanocomposite coating on copper substrates was studied. This was accomplished by comparing the performance with a commercial superhydrophobic spray treatment (CSHST). The Ni-PTFE and CSHST coatings were both subjected to heating at temperatures up to 400 ˇăC. Results showed that the Ni-PTFE was able to maintain its superhydrophobicity throughout the entire temperature range, whereas the CSHST became more wettable at 300 ˇăC. Furthermore, additional abrasive wear tests were conducted on both materials that were subjected to heating at 400 ˇăC. The Ni-PTFE remained highly non-wettable even after 60 m of abrasion length on 800 grit silicon carbide paper, whereas the CSHST coating was hydrophilic after 15 m
%K nanocomposite
%K thermal degradation
%K surface engineering
%K non-wettability
%K electrodeposition
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6359106/