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Impact of microgrooves on the surface of SS304 steel on wettability and corrosion

  • Abdul Rahman Afzal
  • , A. Vivek Anand
  • , V. Hariprasad
  • , K. Loganathan
  • , B. Deepanraj
  • , Abdul Aziz Afzal

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Abstract

A novel biomimetic surface was proposed to minimise wetting and eradicate corrosion in SS304 steel. The microgrooves were formed on SS304 steel using a wire-cut electrical discharge machining process. The wetting and corrosion study were conducted using the standard sessile drop method and potentiodynamic polarisation experiment in saline water (pH = 8 and duration = 7 days). The contact angle, corrosion current density and corrosion rate were used to quantify the effect of wetting and corrosion in a micro-patterned surface. The wetting and corrosion parameters were compared with the variation in size of the microgrooves. The micro-patterns decrease the interface between the solid and liquid medium, isolating the substrate from the corrosive medium. The microgroove surface shows excellent corrosion resistance and minimum wetting when compared to the plain surface.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
PublisherCRC Press
Pages160-164
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781040881316
ISBN (Print)9781041296256
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2026
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 selection and editorial matter, N V R Naidu, K R V Subramanian, Nagaraju Kottam and G N Anil Kumar, individual chapters, the contributors.

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  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • Hydrophobicity
  • corrosion and contact angle
  • microgrooves
  • roughness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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