Journal
JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 405-412Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11998-015-9759-z
Keywords
Superhydrophobic coating; Icephobic surface; Durability; Teflon (R); UV irradiation; Contact angle
Funding
- Hydro-Quebec
- Hydro One
- Reseau Transport d'Electricite (RTE)
- K-Line Insulators
- Dual-ADE
- FUQAC
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An icephobic and superhydrophobic surface was made by the sputtering of fluoropolymer material (PTFE or Teflon (R)) on anodized aluminum alloys. The study of this superhydrophobic coating under atmospheric icing conditions showed a 3.5 times reduction of its ice adhesion strength. To evaluate the longevity of such coated surfaces and to assess their potential outdoor applications, their durability was studied after several icing/de-icing cycles. However, these coatings showed weak stability after several icing/de-icing cycles. Plasma argon pretreatment of the anodized aluminum surface was used before sputtering to increase adhesion strength between the anodized aluminum surface and Teflon-like coating. Ice adhesion and contact angle measurements of the pretreated Teflon-like coating indicated clearly that the instability was associated with the low cohesion strength of the Teflon-like film. In order to improve the cohesive strength of the coating, the input power of the discharge was increased during the sputtering process. XPS, SEM, and contact angle analyses showed that an increase in input power renders the Teflon-like coating more stable. The results of ice adhesion measurement showed low variation in ice adhesion strength on such surfaces after 15 icing/de-icing cycles. This coating also showed an excellent stability under UV irradiation and condensation.
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