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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Marc A. Anderson, Madison, WI (US);
M. Isabel Tejedor, Madison, WI (US);
Ole Christensen, Madison, WI (US);
Marc A. Anderson, Madison, WI (US);
M. Isabel Tejedor, Madison, WI (US);
Ole Christensen, Madison, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a metal-containing apparatus including a substrate member constructed of a metal that is highly resistant to pitting corrosion and wear in aggressive media. An exemplary metal-containing apparatus is a plate heat exchanger. The metal includes an oxidation layer on the surface thereof and a thin metal oxide nanoporous film on top of the oxidation layer. The nanoporous film is highly compliant and is comprised of oxygen and aluminum, titanium, silicon, zirconium and combinations thereof.