Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method

Abstract Developing metallic alloys with excellent corrosion resistance is of great significance for ensuring the long‐term integrity and reliability of materials in various demanding environments, thereby extending their service life and reducing maintenance costs. However, the corrosion of alloys...

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Main Authors: Liwei Hu, Fucheng Li, Weijie Xie, Chao Wang, Mingxing Li, Gang Wang, Yanhui Liu
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Published: Wiley 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202504168
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author Liwei Hu
Fucheng Li
Weijie Xie
Chao Wang
Mingxing Li
Gang Wang
Yanhui Liu
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Fucheng Li
Weijie Xie
Chao Wang
Mingxing Li
Gang Wang
Yanhui Liu
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description Abstract Developing metallic alloys with excellent corrosion resistance is of great significance for ensuring the long‐term integrity and reliability of materials in various demanding environments, thereby extending their service life and reducing maintenance costs. However, the corrosion of alloys is a complicated process influenced by many factors, such as composition, structure and surface finishing, and corrosion media. Current evaluations of alloy corrosion resistance involve many steps, which are time‐consuming and laborious to explore within a vast compositional space. In this study, 1874 alloys from 8 alloy systems are prepared and characterized using a combinatorial approach. Analyses of the data indicate that corrosion resistance of an alloy is strongly correlated with metal–metal bond strength (εM–M) and metal–oxygen bond strength (εM–O). Enhanced corrosion resistance can be achieved by alloying elements with high εM–M and εM–O. The consideration from interatomic interactions further reveals that adding elements with high εM–M and εM–O to a base alloy system actually lowers the critical weight‐averaged εM–M and εM–O required for corrosion resistance. The εM–M and εM–O guided selection of alloying elements is applicable in different alloy systems. This finding will facilitate the fast discovery of novel alloys with superior corrosion resistance.
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spelling doaj-art-b1910391b2b54c7092034b51c7456f8e2025-08-20T03:32:37ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442025-07-011228n/an/a10.1002/advs.202504168Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial MethodLiwei Hu0Fucheng Li1Weijie Xie2Chao Wang3Mingxing Li4Gang Wang5Yanhui Liu6Institute of physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 ChinaInstitute of physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 ChinaInstitute of physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 ChinaInstitute of physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 ChinaInstitute of physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai University Shanghai 200444 ChinaInstitute of physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 ChinaAbstract Developing metallic alloys with excellent corrosion resistance is of great significance for ensuring the long‐term integrity and reliability of materials in various demanding environments, thereby extending their service life and reducing maintenance costs. However, the corrosion of alloys is a complicated process influenced by many factors, such as composition, structure and surface finishing, and corrosion media. Current evaluations of alloy corrosion resistance involve many steps, which are time‐consuming and laborious to explore within a vast compositional space. In this study, 1874 alloys from 8 alloy systems are prepared and characterized using a combinatorial approach. Analyses of the data indicate that corrosion resistance of an alloy is strongly correlated with metal–metal bond strength (εM–M) and metal–oxygen bond strength (εM–O). Enhanced corrosion resistance can be achieved by alloying elements with high εM–M and εM–O. The consideration from interatomic interactions further reveals that adding elements with high εM–M and εM–O to a base alloy system actually lowers the critical weight‐averaged εM–M and εM–O required for corrosion resistance. The εM–M and εM–O guided selection of alloying elements is applicable in different alloy systems. This finding will facilitate the fast discovery of novel alloys with superior corrosion resistance.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202504168combinatorial methodcorrosion resistanceelement characteristicsmetallic glass
spellingShingle Liwei Hu
Fucheng Li
Weijie Xie
Chao Wang
Mingxing Li
Gang Wang
Yanhui Liu
Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method
Advanced Science
combinatorial method
corrosion resistance
element characteristics
metallic glass
title Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method
title_full Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method
title_fullStr Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method
title_short Exploring the Correlation Between Interatomic Bonding and Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Alloys via Combinatorial Method
title_sort exploring the correlation between interatomic bonding and corrosion resistance of metallic alloys via combinatorial method
topic combinatorial method
corrosion resistance
element characteristics
metallic glass
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202504168
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