FORMATION OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC FILMS ON THE SURFACE OF D16 ALUMINUM ALLOY FROM SOLUTIONS OF CARBONIC ACIDS AND TRIALCOXYSILANES
The paper considers the possibility of obtaining superhydrophobic films from ethanol solutions of carboxylic acids on a laser-textured surface of an aluminum alloy D16 for its protection against atmospheric corrosion. Among the studied carboxylic acids, stearic acid is the most effective in achieving the superhydrophobic state. It is essential that upon layer-by-layer formation of films in solutions of trialkoxysilanes and carboxylic acids (for example, oleic acids), their protective ability increase.