2015-01-22 13:35:19 Writen By: Bytes.co Burlington

New Research Could Lead to Controlling Oxidization of Certain Metals

New research using electron microscopy has found that certain features of metal surfaces can stop the process of oxidation, more commonly known as "rust", from advancing beyond its' intitial stages. The study was conducted at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.

These findings could be relevant to perhaps controlling oxidation in a wide range of materials such as the metal alloys used in high-powered engine turbines and microchips. The team of researchers who performed the experiment at Binghamton University used a low-energy electron microscope (LEEM) to capture changes in the surface structure of a nickel-aluminum alloy in response to the addition of oxygen. Guangwen Zhou, who lead the team of researchers, noted that "The acquisition of this kind of knowledge is essential for gaining control over the response of a metal surface to the environment." Read a more in depth analysis of this report at Science Daily

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