Laser method for protecting aluminum alloy from mineral sediments

Mikhalevich M.A., Davydova E.A., Zhukova S.I., Petrova V.R., Suslov R.R., Grishina A.I., Moskvin, M.K., Romanova G.V.

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Михалевич М.А., Давыдова Е.А., Жукова С.И., Петрова В.Р., Суслов Р.Р., Гришина А.И., Москвин М.К., Романова Г.В. Лазерный метод защиты алюминиевого сплава от минеральных отложений // Оптический журнал. 2026. Т. 93. № 4. С. 81–90. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2026-93-04-81-90

Mikhalevich M.A., Davydova E.A., Zhukova S.I., Petrova V.R., Suslov R.R., Grishina A.I., Moskvin M.K., Romanova G.V. Laser method for protecting aluminum alloy from mineral sediments [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2026. V. 93. № 4. P. 81–90. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2026-93-04-81-90

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

Abstract:

Scope of research. The work presents the results of a complex laser microstructuring duralumin surface influence on mineral sediments. The purpose of the work is laser method development for protecting AMcM aluminum alloy from mineral sediments. Method. The developing method is based on studying the influence of geometric parameters of laser-induced microstructures and the wetting state of the aluminum alloy surface on the degree of mineral sediments. Main results. Creation of periodic micro-reliefs with the subsequent chemical hydrophobization allows achieving a stable state of Cassie–Baxter wetting, which leads to a significant reduction in the area of contact between the liquid and the surface and, as a result, to a decrease in the formation of heterogeneous mineral sediments. It was first experimentally demonstrated that laser-modified superhydrophobic relief on the surface of duralumin reduces the formation of mineral sediments by 2.5–3 times compared to hydrophilic material and by 2 times compared to commercial protective coatings. Practical significance. The developing laser method for protecting aluminum from mineral sediments has practical significance for heat exchange equipment, pipelines, and household appliances that are affected by scale formation.

Keywords:

laser structuring, minerals sediments, wetting, hydrophobicity, microrelief, Cassie– Baxter state, heat exchange equipment

Acknowledgements:

исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке Российского научного фонда, проект № 24-79-00255 «Метод лазерного структурирования металлов для предотвращения биообрастания и минеральных отложений солей кальция и магния»

OCIS codes: 160.3900, 350.3850

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