Materials for, and methods of, colorizing a metallic surface with micro-gratings using vibration cutting technologies are provided. Micro-gratings on aluminum, brass, and stainless steel surfaces can be rapidly created to effect, under illumination, at least one color observable in the visible spectrum using elliptical vibration texturing, a vibration-assisted mechanical cutting process. The modified metallic surface can display multiple visible colors, an iridescent effect caused by changes in one or more cutting parameters employed to produce the micro-gratings, the angle of illumination by an incident light, and/or the viewing angle of the surface under illumination.

Materials for, and methods of, colorizing a metallic surface with micro-gratings using vibration cutting technologies are provided. Micro-gratings on aluminum, brass, and stainless steel surfaces can be rapidly created to effect, under illumination, at least one color observable in the visible spectrum using elliptical vibration texturing, a vibration-assisted mechanical cutting process. The modified metallic surface can display multiple visible colors, an iridescent effect caused by changes in one or more cutting parameters employed to produce the micro-gratings, the angle of illumination by an incident light, and/or the viewing angle of the surface under illumination.

Described are techniques for making aluminum alloy products and methods for pre-treating aluminum alloys with small molecules, and the resultant aluminum alloy products, in which small molecules including phosphorus-containing organic acid functionality, such as organo-phos-phonic acids, are applied to a surface of an aluminum alloy product to generate a self-assembled monolayer or multilayer of small molecules on the surface of the aluminum alloy product. Mixtures of different phosphorus-containing organic acids may be employed. At least some of the phospho-ms-containing organic acids may exhibit a hydrophilic character, such as by including one or more hydrophilic functional groups. The self-assembled monolayer or multilayer including hydrophilic functionality may advantageously allow the aluminum alloy product to have a good wettability by water and other hydrophilic substances, such as some epoxy adhesives, but also to have a good wet-tability by hydrophobic substances, such as some lubricants.

Described are techniques for making aluminum alloy products and methods for pre-treating aluminum alloys with small molecules, and the resultant aluminum alloy products, in which small molecules including phosphorus-containing organic acid functionality, such as organo-phos-phonic acids, are applied to a surface of an aluminum alloy product to generate a self-assembled monolayer or multilayer of small molecules on the surface of the aluminum alloy product. Mixtures of different phosphorus-containing organic acids may be employed. At least some of the phospho-ms-containing organic acids may exhibit a hydrophilic character, such as by including one or more hydrophilic functional groups. The self-assembled monolayer or multilayer including hydrophilic functionality may advantageously allow the aluminum alloy product to have a good wettability by water and other hydrophilic substances, such as some epoxy adhesives, but also to have a good wet-tability by hydrophobic substances, such as some lubricants.

The present disclosure relates to agents, compositions, and methods for inhibiting corrosion in various substrates, for example in metal substrates. The present disclosure also relates to compositions for inhibiting corrosion comprising at least one organic heterocyclic compound and at least one metal salt or mixed metal salt selected from rare earth, alkali earth and transition metals.

The present disclosure relates to agents, compositions, and methods for inhibiting corrosion in various substrates, for example in metal substrates. The present disclosure also relates to compositions for inhibiting corrosion comprising at least one organic heterocyclic compound and at least one metal salt or mixed metal salt selected from rare earth, alkali earth and transition metals.

Described herein are pretreatment compositions, coated aluminum alloy products, and methods for coating the alloys. The pretreatment compositions include inorganic chemical corrosion inhibitors dispersed in a silane-based matrix and may further include clay particles. The inorganic chemical corrosion inhibitors include rare earth metals and salts thereof. The pretreatment compositions, when applied to the surface of an alloy, inhibit corrosion of the alloys. The pretreatment compositions can be used in automotive, electronics, industrial, transportation, and other applications.

Described herein are pretreatment compositions, coated aluminum alloy products, and methods for coating the alloys. The pretreatment compositions include inorganic chemical corrosion inhibitors dispersed in a silane-based matrix and may further include clay particles. The inorganic chemical corrosion inhibitors include rare earth metals and salts thereof. The pretreatment compositions, when applied to the surface of an alloy, inhibit corrosion of the alloys. The pretreatment compositions can be used in automotive, electronics, industrial, transportation, and other applications.

The present application provides an anti-corrosion super-slippery aluminum capillary tube and method and device for preparing the same. The preparation starts with the etching and drying of the inner walls of an aluminum capillary tube, which leads to the formation of an alumina capillary structure surface with micro-nano scale roughness. Next, the alumina capillary structure surface is modified to form a low surface energy modifying layer. Finally, the modified alumina capillary structure surface is wetted by a prewetting solution, so that a continuous film of the prewetting solution is formed on the inner wall of the aluminum capillary tube to function as a lubricating layer. The lubrication layer, on one hand, reduces the flow resistance for convey of liquid media, on the other hand, prevents the conveyed liquids from directly contacting the aluminum capillary tube body, thereby avoiding the corrosion of the aluminum capillary tube by corrosive liquids.

The present application provides an anti-corrosion super-slippery aluminum capillary tube and method and device for preparing the same. The preparation starts with the etching and drying of the inner walls of an aluminum capillary tube, which leads to the formation of an alumina capillary structure surface with micro-nano scale roughness. Next, the alumina capillary structure surface is modified to form a low surface energy modifying layer. Finally, the modified alumina capillary structure surface is wetted by a prewetting solution, so that a continuous film of the prewetting solution is formed on the inner wall of the aluminum capillary tube to function as a lubricating layer. The lubrication layer, on one hand, reduces the flow resistance for convey of liquid media, on the other hand, prevents the conveyed liquids from directly contacting the aluminum capillary tube body, thereby avoiding the corrosion of the aluminum capillary tube by corrosive liquids.