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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel obtained from renewable sources. However, during the biodiesel autooxidation, reactive compounds could be formed. Those compounds increase the biodiesel corrosivity and the degradation of the fuel. This work presents a study of the corrosion of metals commonly used in auto-parts exposed to biodiesel and biodiesel-fatty acids blends. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were performed during the exposition time in order to determine the susceptibility of the metals to corrosion. The polarization resistance (Rp) values at the initial exposition times were of the order of 1x10 9 ohm . cm 2 , and the associated capacitances were of the order of 10 -11 F . cm -2 for all metals. The Nyquist impedance diagrams of copper and carbon steel -immersed in biodiesel-fatty acid blends after the second day of immersion-showed at least 2 capacitive loops. Although the capacitance values of lowest frequency loop are still too small (10 -9 F.cm -2 ) to be associated with a metal double layer capacitance, the values of these capacitances increased with the increment of the exposition time. It is possible that for longer times of exposition, the electrochemical parameter related with the lowest capacitive loop of the impedance can be associated to the metal corrosion phenomena.

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The use of composite coatings is emerging as a great alternative to conventional coatings, allowing the combination of different superficial properties that are widely desired in surgical implants, such as osteointegration and bactericidal character, and cannot be provided by one material alone.In the present investigation the effect of the incorporation of a TiN-Ti intermediate bilayer on the chemical composition, structure, morphology, roughness, residual stresses and adhesion of a multi-layer Hydroxyapatite (HA)-Ag coating deposited on Ti-6Al-4V by magnetron sputtering was evaluated. Additionally, the cytotoxicity of the developed system was evaluated by in vitro tests. According to the results obtained, a decrease in the Ca/P ratio from 1.85 to 1.74 was obtained through the deposition of an HA-Ag system on the intermediate bilayer, and the crystallinity of the developed coating was favored. The multi-layer structure was effectively observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy, where it was possible to identify each of the HA, Ag, TiN and Ti layers. Meanwhile, an increase of 7% in crystallite size, a decrease of 36% in residual stresses and an increase of 32% in adhesion were registered for this composite coating compared to the free intermediate bilayer system. Finally, biological evaluation allowed the non-cytotoxic character of the deposited coatings to be confirmed.