AI reveals how coating thickness changes the link between surface roughness and pitting resistance

October 9, 2026 · 5:40 pm 1 sources

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• AI reveals how coating thickness changes the link between surface roughness and pitting resistance
  Phys.org · October 9, 2026 17:40
  Localized pitting corrosion can cause sudden failure in aluminum components even when overall corrosion rates are low. Steam coating offers a water-vapor-based route to protective boehmite films, but processing simultaneously changes film thickness, surface morphology, crystallinity and substrate…