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Protective Properties Of Functionalised Tetrazine On An Aerospace Aluminium Alloy (Aa 2024-T3), Swarna Jaiswal, P.C. Rajath Varma, Brendan Duffy, Felicia Mutuma, Patrick Mchale Jul 2015

Protective Properties Of Functionalised Tetrazine On An Aerospace Aluminium Alloy (Aa 2024-T3), Swarna Jaiswal, P.C. Rajath Varma, Brendan Duffy, Felicia Mutuma, Patrick Mchale

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Environmental health concerns over conventional chromium based surface treatments on aluminium substrates are well known. Current research efforts have concentrated on developing protective technologies for multiple applications. Such properties would enable manufacturers to address both corrosion and bacterial threats in areas such as fuel tanks and delivery systems.

The present study explores the anticorrosion properties of 1,2-dihydro 1, 2, 4, 5 tetrazine-3, 6-dicarboxylic acid (H2DCTZ) on a copper rich aerospace aluminium alloy (AA 2024-T3). Furthermore the antimicrobial activity of the tetrazine is evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, both capable of inducing corrosion. The protective action of the …