Based on silsesquioxanes (SSO) derived from the hydrolytic condensation of (γ-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPMS) and titanium tetrabutoxide (TTB), hybrid films on aluminum alloy (AA), film-GPMS-SSO (f-GS) and f-GS-TTB i% (f-GSTT 5%-25% , i = 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 wt%), were prepared and tested by electrochemical measurements with typical potentiodynamic polarization curves. The I corr values of the samples were significantly lower, comparing with the I corr values of the f-GS, AA and f-GS modified tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) in the previous study, which implies that the TTB 5%-25% (TiO 2 ) additions in the coatings indeed enhance the electrochemical corrosion resistance. Correlations between the film structures and anticorrosion properties were discussed. To validate the corresponding anticorrosion experiment results, different 3D-amorphous cubic unit cells were employed as models to investigate the self-diffusion coefficient (SDC) for SO 2 , NO 2 and H 2 O molecules by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. All of the SDCs calculated for SO 2 , NO 2 and H 2 O diffusing in f-GSTT 5%-25% cells were less than the SDCs in f-GS. These results validated the corresponding anticorrosion experiment results.
OPEN ACCESSPolymers 2014, 6 301